<br/><small><a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Woodmont+and+Bethesda,+bethesda,+md&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.360684,60.205078&vpsrc=6&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Woodmont+Ave+%26+Bethesda+Ave,+Bethesda,+Montgomery,+Maryland+20814&t=m&ll=38.981764,-77.095184&spn=0.013344,0.01708&z=14&iwloc=A” style=”color:#0000FF;text-align:left”>View Larger Map</a></small></div> <p>Two parking lots in Bethesda will close for 30 months to make way for construction expected to triple the number of parking spaces there.</p> <p>The lots, at the intersection of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues, hold 279 spaces and are frequented by residents going to nearby shops and restaurants, as well as those who use the Capital Crescent Trail.</p> <p>Developers are planning to build two apartment buildings with ground retail and 940 public parking spaces where the two parking lots are now. Construction is expected to end in summer 2013.</p> <p>The county staff will limit 103 vehicle spaces in a garage between Bethesda Avenue and Elm Street to four-hour parking, allowing for a greater turnover of cars.</p> <p> </p>
