The Spring Street Bridge in downtown Silver Spring will remain closed for the remainder of the year as crews continue construction for the Maryland Purple Line.
The bridge was initially set to reopen in January but has since been rescheduled to spring and then summer.
During the extended closure, crews will finish demolishing the bridge abutments and constructing the new bridge, with daytime piling operations and overnight work to accommodate CSX trains.
Traffic detours and Ride On bus route changes implemented when the bridge closed last June will remain in effect.
“The Spring Street Bridge in Silver Spring will be closed through 2025. During this time, crews will finish the demolition of the bridge abutments and the construction of the new bridge. The foundation work includes daytime piling operations for the bridge foundations. The detour attached will be implemented during the closure. Please follow on-site signage. This operation may require overnight work to meet the schedule and to accommodate CSX trains.”
Residents in the nearby Woodside neighborhood have taken to posting handwritten signs to vent their frustration with traffic detours created by the construction project.
Reader Dan C. writes:
Saw these funny but pertinent signs on my walk to the metro this morning at the intersection of 16th St. and 2nd Ave. entering the Woodside neighborhood. They stuck with me because it has always bothered me that this more well to do neighborhood gets special treatment in terms of traffic flow etc. with the Spring St. Bridge construction. The reroute to avoid 2nd Ave through Woodside neighborhood can sometimes cause people to circumnavigate all of downtown Silver Spring. I’ve even seen police several times camped out on 2nd Ave to catch people cutting through the neighborhood, it’s somewhat ironic that the No Outlet sign they are enforcing is patently false. It’s sad the county is spending resource to put up false signs and have police enforcing traffic measures for wealthier areas when there are much better uses for the resources. Anyways, I found these amusing and was happy to see that others feel the same as I do.
The 16-mile, 21-station Maryland Purple Line is more than 76 percent complete and is scheduled to open in winter 2027.
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