For Immediate Release: Monday, June 12, 2017
MCDOT will close some lanes on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Avenue and Wilson Drive in Bethesda near the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) and the Medical Center Metro Station:
Monday, June 12 through Friday, June 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: One southbound lane will be closed, weather permitting.
Tuesday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: One northbound lane will be closed, weather permitting.
These planned lane closures are part of the ongoing construction of the Crossing Project at the Medical Center Metro Station, which will construct a shallow pedestrian underpass between NIH and WRNMMC, and deep elevators on the Navy side of MD 355 to the Metrorail mezzanine. Construction of the Crossing Project is anticipated to continue through mid-2021.