NORFOLK AVENUE ROAD CLOSURE TODAY FOR CHILDREN OF PERSIA WALK/FALL FESTIVAL

A large portion of Norfolk Avenue will be closed from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM today, as non-profit group Children of Persia hosts its 10th Annual Walk for Children and Fall Festival. The event will be based near the intersection of Norfolk and Woodmont Avenues, but the Norfolk closure will extend west of that spot. Plan to park elsewhere if you are headed towards businesses in that area.

Of course, you could make the best of the inconvenience and attend the event, which includes Persian food, arts and crafts, a bake sale, raffle, children's activities and musical performances. The event is free and open to the public.

Children of Persia's mission is to help needy Iranian children and their families, of any religious, political, or ethnic background. 

7770 NORFOLK STREET CLOSURE UPDATE

The previously-announced utility work around the 7770 Norfolk luxury apartment tower construction site in Bethesda is scheduled to begin today. An update from the Clark Construction contractor says the connection and extension of wet utility piping will necessitate detours of pedestrian and automobile traffic on Norfolk and Fairmont Avenues. The utility project will take approximately 7 weeks to complete. Watch for signage if you are walking or driving in that area. Property owners in the immediate vicinity have been informed of the work.

While there appears to be no change in the project itself, the update apparently is to address the fact that the previously-scheduled start date of September 3 has been updated to today. The affected section of Norfolk is between Fairmont and Woodmont Avenues.

STREET WORK TO AFFECT PEDESTRIANS, DRIVERS ON NORFOLK AVE. IN BETHESDA STARTING WEDNESDAY

Clark Construction has notified property owners near its 7770 Norfolk Avenue construction site that street work will affect travel by pedestrians and automobiles over the next 7 weeks. Starting Wednesday, September 3, there will be closures and detours on Norfolk, as contractors make deep utility and pipe connections for the 7770 Norfolk apartment tower project below the street. A second, smaller site by the property's Fairmont Avenue side will also be impacted.

The work on Norfolk Avenue will be between Fairmont and Woodmont Avenues. Given that the sidewalk has already been closed on the 7770 side of Norfolk there, one must assume that pedestrians will be affected on the Veterans Park side of the street. A memo on the project says the utility work on Fairmont will be a utility connection between the center of the street (underground) to the 7770 site (see image above; click to enlarge for detail).

7770 Norfolk is being developed by the JBG Companies.