For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 16, 1996
Montgomery County officials today broke ground to launch the newest phase of the MD Route 118 relocation project in Germantown, a project which will realign the segment of MD 118 from Wisteria Drive to Clopper Road.
Slated for completion by late 1998, the new alignment will replace the current two-lane road with a new six-lane roadway. It includes construction of a new bridge over the CSX railroad tracks. In addition, a 3,300-foot section of Clopper Road will be constructed as a six-lane divided highway. Also, Dawson Farm Road will be extended as a four-lane, undivided roadway from existing MD 118 to Tilford Way.
The $27.7 million project includes $17.4 million in County funding, $8.6 million in State funds and $1.7 million from local developers.
An earlier portion of the MD 118 relocation project, which realigned the segment between I-270 and MD Route 355, was completed in 1993. Local developers also funded and built a section between I-270 and Wisteria Drive.
Release ID: 96-277