NIGHTTIME UTILITY WORK ON ST. ELMO AVE. IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

Work crews are back on St. Elmo Avenue tonight, working on underground utilities. Watch out for lane closures on St. Elmo between Norfolk and Woodmont Avenues. A few readers have complained of nighttime noise from this work.

Setting up for a long
night ahead

You might want to detour around this
via Cordell and Norfolk Avenues

They're working on
below-ground utilities

NOISY NIGHTS AHEAD ON BETHESDA AVENUE

StonebridgeCarras, developer of the Lot 31 project across from Bethesda Row, has requested a noise waiver from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. The waiver is needed for nighttime installation of electrical utilities under Bethesda Avenue its intersection with Woodmont Avenue.

This utility work will begin around Monday July 7, between the overnight hours of 9:00 PM and 7:00 AM. It is expected to take 5 nights to complete the project. The waiver allows the work to exceed nighttime decibel levels, in order to avoid disruptions to pedestrians and traffic during the daytime hours. Safety is also an issue for pedestrians, according to the DEP.

Downtown residents most affected will be, primarily, in The Seasons. Secondarily, will be residents of Crescent Plaza, Upstairs at Bethesda Row, and the houses within the Sacks neighborhood behind the Lot 31 site.

The Lot 31 project includes The Darcy condominiums, The Flats apartments, and a 900-space public parking garage that is located under both buildings.