North High Street extension proposed in Olney

Montgomery County's Department of Transportation is proposing an extension of North High Street to Morningwood Drive in Olney. The street travels west from Georgia Avenue just south of the main commercial intersection of Olney at Georgia and Olney-Sandy Spring Road. North High Street is currently residential on the north side where it nears Morningwood, and commercial on the south side there.

MCDOT is proposing to extend the road, and add pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements. Two alternatives are being proposed. Alternative 1 consists of an 11-foot travel lane in both directions, 8-foot wide pocket parking spaces on the south side of the roadway, and a 6-foot sidewalk along south side of North High Street with a minimum of 6-foot grass buffer.

Alternative 2 would provide an 11-foot travel lane in both directions, 8-foot wide pocket parking spaces on both side of the road, an 8-foot sidewalk on the south side of the road with a minimum of 6-foot grass buffer, and a 10-foot sidepath on the north side of the road with a minimum of 6-foot grass buffer.

The agency will hold a public virtual meeting on the proposal tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at 6:30 PM.