This project provides for the design and implementation of improvements at the intersection of Goshen Road and Emory Grove Road to address safety issues. The project as originally planned provided for the design, land acquisition, utility relocations, and construction of roadway improvements along Goshen Road from south of Girard Street to 1,000 feet north of Warfield Road, a distance of approximately 3.5 miles. The improvements would have widened Goshen Road from the existing two-lane open section road to a four-lane divided, closed section road, and included sidewalks, shared use paths, bike lanes, storm drain improvements, street lighting and landscaping. Due to project costs and fiscal capacity, the County Executive and County Council directed the Montgomery County Department of Transportation to explore cost-effective spot roadway, pedestrian and bicycle improvements that would provide the safety needs of the corridor.

The average daily traffic on Goshen Road for the year 2040 is forecasted to be about 30,350 vehicles (Midcounty Highway to Centerway Road).

Design to commence in FY28. Property Acquisition in FY29. Construction will begin in FY30.

This project is needed to address safety issues at the intersection of Goshen Road and Emory Grove Road and will address geometric deficiencies which contribute to crashes, thereby improving pedestrian and vehicular safety.

FY24 funding switch of $88,000 from GO Bonds to Impact Tax to reflect prior year actuals. FY25 funding switch of $65,000 from GO Bonds to Impact Tax to reflect prior year actuals. Funding switch of $21,000 from GO Bonds to Impax Tax to fund FY25 expenditures.

A $500,000 Federal earmark was awarded to the County in the 2024 Federal Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriation bill.

A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Maryland State Highway Administration, Utility Companies, Department of Permitting Services, City of Gaithersburg, Facility Planning: Transportation (P509337)