Bridge Construction Prompts Central Park Drive Closure Starting Feb. 17

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Central Park Drive will be closed at Presidential Parkway in Upper Marlboro and a traffic switch will be implemented as part of the new bridge construction for the MD 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) at the Suitland Parkway Interchange Project.

Starting the week of Feb. 17, drivers will not be able to access MD 4 via Central Park Drive. Two-way traffic on Central Park Drive will be shifted to one side of the roadway with one lane in both directions. To access MD 4 southbound, drivers will turn right on Presidential Parkway Extended, right on Machinists Place, then right on to the MD 4 Access Road. For access to northbound MD 4, drivers will turn left on Armstrong Lane, right on to the MD 4 Access Road, then left on Westphalia Road.

In addition to the closure at Central Park Drive, the following traffic patterns will be impacted, according to the State Highway Administration:

Southbound Old Marlboro Pike to westbound Suitland Parkway – Drivers will continue along southbound MD 4 to make a right turn onto westbound Suitland Parkway.

Eastbound Suitland Parkway to Central Park Drive – Drivers will turn right onto southbound MD 4, take the exit ramp to Dower House Road, turn left onto Dower House Road, turn left onto the MD 4 Service Road and turn right onto Machinists Place.

Southbound MD 4 to Central Park Drive – Drivers will continue along southbound MD 4, take the exit ramp to Dower House Road, turn left onto Dower House Road, turn left onto the MD 4 Service Road and turn right onto Machinists Place.

Northbound MD 4 to Central Park Drive – Drivers will turn right onto Dower House Road, turn left onto the MD 4 Service Road and turn right onto Machinists Place.