Overlooked in all of the holiday hub-bub was a very nice present for the city of Bethesda. The Office of Economic Adjustment, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, has awarded the city nearly $90 million dollars for transportation projects related to the enlarged Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and NIH.
The medical center has a goal of providing world-class health care to those wounded in military service. This objective, coupled with the larger facility, has increased visits to the medical campus by 100 percent. The center’s staff also grew by 33 percent. As a result, traffic congestion and parking issues now abound in Bethesda, where the transportation infrastructure was already at capacity.
The federal money will go a long way towards alleviating these issues to allow patients, families and medical staff quick access to the medical center when needed, and it will break open the road and parking congestion experienced by Bethesda residents in the area.
There are six overall projects planned to reduce gridlock, improve vehicular mobility, and promote pedestrian safety around the medical center. Specifically, the projects include building a new entrance and improving pedestrian access at the Medical Center Metro Station along with improving traffic operations at the major intersections along Rockville Pike, Connecticut Avenue, Cedar Lane, Jones Bridge Road, and Old Georgetown Road. These improvements will augment the new sidewalks and bike paths already built around the hospital.
With the awarding of these funds, Bethesda will be able to continue functioning as a first-class city for residents, visitors, and those needing care at a top-notch medical facility.
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