Traffic Alert: Construction Of $350M Development To Close 2 Lanes

BETHESDA, MD — The construction of Avocet Tower — a $350 million mixed-use development in Bethesda — will temporarily close down two lanes of traffic on Montgomery Avenue between Wisconsin Avenue and Waverly Street.

Montgomery County transportation officials say the lanes will be closed five nights a week — from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays.

"The lane closures are needed to install new water laterals and abandon existing water main as building construction continues," officials said in a statement. "The work will include cutting the asphalt, excavation, pipe placement, water line shut down to abandon existing water main, backfill and compaction of the lines."

Weather and progress permitting, the work is expected to be completed by mid-summer.

The field supervisor on-site, Ed Tribull, can be reached at 240-876-3888 to address any questions/concerns regarding the closures during construction.