anchor Description
This project provides for the design and construction of pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements along the section of Tuckerman Lane between Falls Road (MD to Old Georgetown Road (MD The corridor improvements have been broken into four buildable segments so that projects can be initiated as funding becomes available. The four segments include: Falls Road to Seven Locks Road, Seven Locks Road to Angus Place, Angus Place to Whisperwood Lane and Whisperwood Lane to Old Georgetown Road. The potential improvements differ for each segment and were developed based on an effort to minimize potential impacts by remaining within the existing right-of-way (ROW), while optimizing pedestrian and on/off-road cyclist safety and connectivity along the corridor. Segment includes eleven foot travel lanes in each direction, an eight foot parking lane on one side of Tuckerman Lane, a new six and a half foot and a new five and a half foot on-road bike lane in each direction, a ten foot shared use path on the north side and a five foot sidewalk on the south side. In addition, there are safety improvements and crosswalks being installed within the project limits.
anchorEstimated Schedule
The first phase of this project provides for design and construction of a sidewalk along the south side of Tuckerman Lane from Gainsborough Road to the end of the existing sidewalk approximately feet west of Potomac Crest Drive. The first phase of segment one will start construction in and finish in The second phase of this project provides for design and construction of a ten-foot wide sidepath on the north side of Tuckerman Lane and a new five-foot wide sidewalk on the south side of Tuckerman Lane for Segment The limits are between Falls Road to Seven Locks Road, approximately miles. The project also provides resurfacing and restriping of the existing roadway to maintain travel lanes in both directions, an parking lane on one side of Tuckerman Lane, a new and a new bike lanes in both directions of Tuckerman Lane, as well as minor safety intersection improvements and crosswalks within the project limits. Phase final design, land acquisition, utility relocation and construction will be completed beyond the six year period.
anchorCost Change
Cost increases due to inflation in construction management and materials.
anchor Justification
The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety along Tuckerman Lane. There are no pedestrian facilities on the south side of Tuckerman Lane within the project limits. This segment of Tuckerman Lane is mainly residential where several schools are located, including Herbert Hoover Middle School and Winston Churchill High School.
anchorOther
This project supports the County Executive's Vision Zero initiative which aims to reduce injuries and fatalities on all roads.
anchorDisclosures
A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.