WTTG-TV: High-tech road treatment coming to 30-mile stretch of Capital Beltway
Updated: Jan 6
BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) – An infamous stretch of the Capital Beltway is about to become a whole lot safer – or at least that’s the plan.
“It’s the bane of our existence, it’s a thorn in all of our sides,” AAA Mid-Atlantic’s John Townsend said of the area referred to by many as “The Big Curve,” a portion of I-495’s outer loop that runs about the I-270 spur near Bethesda. “It’s a source of so many overturned and jackknifed trucks, especially after it rains.”
CLICK HERE For the whole news story on how SKIDABRADER GROUP is helping roads become safer from FOX-5 Washington D.C.
“It’s the bane of our existence, it’s a thorn in all of our sides,” AAA Mid-Atlantic’s John Townsend said of the area referred to by many as “The Big Curve,” a portion of I-495’s outer loop that runs about the I-270 spur near Bethesda. “It’s a source of so many overturned and jackknifed trucks, especially after it rains.”
CLICK HERE For the whole news story on how SKIDABRADER GROUP is helping roads become safer from FOX-5 Washington D.C.
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