Residents near new Walter Reed worry about traffic plans

Maryland plans to widen Rockville Pike Bethesda residents living in the shadow of the new Walter Reed hospital fear the impact several years’ worth of road construction may have on their homes, and in some cases, their own front lawns.

State officials are planning $19 million in upgrades to the intersection of Rockville Pike and Cedar Lane to handle the extra traffic from the newly expanded Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, including adding a lane to Rockville Pike for several blocks north of Cedar Lane.