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CLOPPER ROAD (MD117) SHARED USE PATH Section 3: Hopkins Road to Kingsview Road

MARCH 2015

Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

Public Input MCDOT encourages you to provide your input by submitting comments on the postage paid public comments form or e-mailing the Project Manager, Patricia Shepherd at:

Public input is the key to an effective planning process as it allows MCDOT and Montgomery County decision makers to understand the needs of the community.

[email protected]

Schedule After receiving public input and addressing the community’s concerns, MCDOT anticipates finalizing design plans this summer, obtaining state permits and beginning construction in late fall 2015.

Looking West at the Clopper Road Shared Use Path Section 1 completed in January 2013 by MCDOT between Hopkins Road and Steeple Road

Montgomery County Department of Transportation ( M CDOT ) DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878


Looking East on Clopper Road at the Kingsview Road Intersection

Looking West on Clopper Road along the Messiah Lutheran Church frontage

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Scroll to Clopper Road Shared Use Path, Section 3

T H E P L A N A H E A D

Introduction

T he Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has initiated

the design for Section 3 of the multi-phased Clopper Road (MD117) Shared Use Path Improvement Project from Hopkins Road to Kingsview Road where the pedestrian and bike network is incomplete. In January 2013 MCDOT completed construction of Section 1, from Steeple Road to Hopkins Road, and Section 2, from Village Fountain Drive to Little Star Lane. Section 3, will fill in the missing link between Section 1, Section 2 and existing sidewalks and shared use paths serving the community as shown on the map to the right.

Newsletter Purpose The purpose of this newsletter is to notify you of the upcoming project, summarize the project’s scope and invite you to attend a Public Workshop scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

Project Scope The project is located in Germantown, MD along Clopper Road (MD 117), a major h ighw ay which connects mul t ip le neighborhoods to major activity centers in Germantown. The proposed improvement project provides for the construction of approximately 1,600 linear feet of an eight foot minimum width off road shared use path along the north side of Clopper Road (MD117) from Hopkins Road to Kingsview Road.

The proposed Clopper Road Shared Use Path will provide improved connectivity and mobility throughout the corridor and will allow for safer access to public facilities such as the Ronald McNair Elementary School, Kingsview Middle School and Germantown Community Center as well as parks such as Leaman Park and Fountain Hills Park.

In addition, this project will complete a portion of the local area master plan recommendation for a dual bikeway (includes both an off-road shared use path for recreational cyclists and walkers and an on-road signed shared roadway or bike lane for more experienced cyclists) along this roadway which will provide an important connection to the Germantown Town Center and to the City of Gaithersburg.

March 2015

DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION

ENGINEERING

100 Edison Park Dr, 4th Floor Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Phone: 240. 777. 7220

Fax: 240. 777. 7277

Bruce E. Johnston, P.E. Divis ion Chief

Sogand Seirafi , P.E.

Engineering Services Specialist

Tim Cupples, P.E.

Design Chief

Girum Awoke, Ph.D.,P.E.

Construct ion Chief

Peter C lark Acting Property

Acquisition Chief

For alternative formats of this newsletter, contact the Division of Transportation

Engineering at 240. 777. 7220

TTY users call MD relay.

The Plan Ahead is a project newsletter

published by the MCDOT to encourage community

participation.

Al R. Roshdieh, Acting Director Department of Transportation

IS I AH LE G G E T T Montgomery County Executive

THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION BEGINS TODAY

MCDOT WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK!

The MCDOT encourages you to provide your concerns on the Postage Paid Public Comments Form included with this newsletter. You can also e-mail your comments directly to the Project Manager at: [email protected]


Public Workshop

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7pm to 9pm

Messiah Lutheran Church

13901 Clopper Road

Germantown , MD 20874

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CLOPPER ROAD SHARED USE PATH (SECTION 3) FROM HOPKINS ROAD TO KINGSVIEW ROAD

Your input is important!

Please provide us with any comments and return by:

April 22, 2015

Montgomery County Department of Transportation

DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION

ENGINEERING 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

Project Manager: Patricia Shepherd

P: 240. 777.7231 F: 240. 777.7277

For alternative formats of this

Comment Form, please contact the Division of Transportation

Engineering at: 240. 777. 7220 (voice). TTY users call MD Relay.

PUBLIC COMMENTS FORM – MCDOT Welcomes your Feedback!

Public input is the key to an effective planning process, as it allows MCDOT to understand the concerns of the community. We encourage you to complete the form below. Your comments will become a part of the public files and may be included and/or summarized in the Project Prospectus and other public documents. Due to the high volume of comments we receive, MCDOT regrets that responses will not be provided to all comments, but we assure you that all comments will be read and evaluated.

Comments:

Address:

C O M M E N T S F O R M Al R. Roshdieh, Acting Director, Department of Transportation

Name:

IS I AH LE G G E T T Montgomery County Executive


E-mail:

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