Monday, September 30, 2013

Update on Road Maintenance Projects

Several new road maintenance projects by the Division of Highway Services are beginning in local subdivisions.

Under the Rural and Residential Road Rehabilitation program, improvements have begun to Serenity Lane in Rockville that include replacing the roadway pavement, defective curbs and sidewalks, and resurfacing with hot mix asphalt. The project should be completed in late fall.

A paving project, in which crews will resurface the local streets with hot mix asphalt, began on Dufief Mill Road between Darnestown and Travilah roads in North Potomac, is expected to be completed in about eight weeks, weather permitting. Work hours will be between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Permanent patching projects, in which crews make structural, permanent patches to the road, are a cost-effective interim solution to maintaining roadway structural integrity.

Current projects include:
  • Oakview community in Silver Spring. The project began the third week in September and should be completed within three to four weeks, weather permitting. Work hours will be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  • Saddle Ridge subdivision in Potomac. The project will begin late September and should be completed within three to four weeks, weather permitting. Work hours will be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  • Fairland Heights and Fairland Estates subdivisions in Fairland. The project began in late September and should be completed within four to six weeks, weather permitting. Work hours will be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
More information on resurfacing projects throughout the County is available on the Division of Highway Services’ website or by calling 311 (TTY, call 301-251-4850), Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.