This project provides 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 will widen Goshen Road from the existing two-lane open section to a four-lane divided, closed section roadway using 12-foot inside lanes, 11-foot outside lanes, 18-foot median, and five-foot on-road bike lanes. A five-foot concrete sidewalk and an eight-foot bituminous shared use path along the east and west side of the road, respectively, are also proposed along with storm drain improvements, street lighting and landscaping. The project also entails construction of approximately 6,000 linear feet of retaining wall.

The Average Daily Traffic (ADT) on Goshen Road for the year 2040 is forecasted to be about 30,350 (Midcounty Highway to Centerway Road).

Final design, land acquisition and construction programmed beyond 6 years.

This project is much needed to address safety issues and reduce existing and future congestion, to provide infrastructure for alternate modes of transportation, and resolve drainage deficiencies. In the existing condition (no-build) many intersections are already at or will reach failure (LOS-F) by year 2040. This project will address geometric deficiencies which contribute to crashes, thereby improving pedestrian and vehicular safety.

A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Maryland DOT State Highway Administration, Utility Companies, Department of Permitting Services, City of Gaithersburg, Facility Planning: Transportation (CIP #509337); Special Capital Projects Legislation will be proposed by the County Executive.