Friday, June 19, 2015

Update on MCDOT Highway Services Repaving Projects


Nighttime resurfacing of Shady Grove Road, from the ICC/I-370 ramp to Frederick Road (MD 355), will begin in July and take about six weeks to complete, weather permitting. MCDOT will remove and replace distressed pavement areas and repave with hot mix asphalt. Work hours will be 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday to minimize travel disruptions. If necessary, some work may be done on Saturday nights, as well.

Resurfacing of Democracy Boulevard, between I-270 and Old Georgetown Road (MD 187), will also begin in July and is expected to take about six weeks to complete, weather permitting. MCDOT will remove and replace distressed pavement areas and repave with hot mix asphalt. Work hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday through Friday. If necessary, some work may be done on Saturday nights.

To extend the life of the pavement, Highway Services will apply a micro surfacing material to Riffle Ford Road, from Darnestown Road (MD 28) to Germantown Road (MD 118), Germantown this summer. The project will take six to eight weeks to complete, weather permitting. Work hours will be between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Full-depth, permanent patching projects using hot mix asphalt are planned for the Paint Branch Farms neighborhood in Silver Spring and Dickerson School Road, Dickerson. The work will begin in June and both projects are expected to take about three weeks to complete. Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Some paving may occur on Saturdays, if required.

Roadway resurfacing with full depth patching and hot mix asphalt will begin in July in the Kingswell neighborhood in Silver Spring. The project will take eight to 10 weeks to complete, weather permitting. Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Some paving may occur on Saturdays, if required.

In July, the MCDOT Division of Highway Services will repair sidewalks and/or curbs in the Carroll Knolls and the Stoneybrook Estates neighborhoods in Silver Spring. Work is expected to take eight weeks to complete and work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.