The Woodmont Avenue Streatery in downtown Bethesda was removed on Tuesday, November 10, bringing an end to a pandemic-era outdoor dining space that had been in place since June 2020.
According to public safety and traffic reporter Cordell Pugh, crews removed the streatery and restriped Woodmont Avenue between Elm Street and Bethesda Avenue. The work included the addition of several 15-minute pickup and drop-off spaces, along with one-hour parking spaces on northbound Woodmont Avenue.
Crews also marked two dedicated left-turn lanes, one for southbound Woodmont Avenue traffic turning east onto Bethesda Avenue and another for northbound Woodmont Avenue traffic turning west onto Elm Street…