With the return of warmer weather,
the Montgomery County Department of Transportation's Division of Highway Services (DHS) has begun its aggressive schedule of road repairs for the season that lasts from spring through
fall. Road repairs cannot be made when average pavement temperatures are below
50 degrees.
Permanent
Pavement Patching Projects
DHS will make full depth, permanent
patches that include excavating and replacing distressed pavement with hot mix
asphalt. This repair process restores the pavement’s structural integrity and
extends the life of the road by 15 to 20 years.
For upcoming projects, through
traffic will be accommodated at all times. Signs will be posted to notify
residents of short-term, daily parking restrictions.
Patching projects include:
- Brink Road, between MD 124 and MD 27, in Gaithersburg. The repairs began in March and should take about three weeks, weather permitting. Work hours will be between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some work may be done on Saturdays if required to expedite project completion.
- College View subdivision in Silver Spring begins in April. The project is expected to take about five weeks and work hours will be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some work may be done on Saturdays if required to expedite project completion.
- Sundown Road, between MD 108 and MD 650, in Gaithersburg. The project begins in April and will take about three to four weeks to complete. Work hours will be between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some work may be done on Saturdays if required to expedite project completion.
Residential Roadway Resurfacing Projects:
DHS is milling the pavement edge, adjusting utilities, paving with hot mix asphalt and leveling the shoulders in the following locations:
- Springbrook Forest community in Silver Spring. Resurfacing began in late March to repair roads following utility work completed by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission last fall. The project is expected to take about four to six weeks, weather permitting. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some work may be done on Saturdays if required to expedite project completion.
- The Silver Spring Hillandale East neighborhood resurfacing begins in April and will take four to five weeks, weather permitting. Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some work may be done on Saturdays if required to expedite project completion.
