Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-15
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
WILL ASK FOR CHANGES
To Urge Improved Highway Pass
Over Route Running Through
Occoquan and Other Towns.
WOULD MISS BIG SWAMP
Delegations From Various Parts Of
State VIII BE Here to Present
Changes in Proposals Offered by
Highway Commissioner.
WOULD MISS BIG SWAMP

When the new Virginia state High
way Commission opens its first for
NAL hearing today upon the proposed
program Of road construction. repair
and maintenance for the years ls20-21.
the principal discussion is expected
10 center about the route TO be taken
In the permanent improvement OF the
Richmond to- w Washington Highway.
Delegations representing Prince
William County. Louis Brownlow.
sioners Of the DH pfstriet a Of columbia CO Hmo Of
Washington, and Charles c. Foster.
uperintendent. of the District of
house at oeeoauan, eo9ta'0 a Sn WiIl appear Mpes
before the Highway Commission TO
urge ,hs that the improved road pass over
quan. Lorton. and Accotink. Under
the present plan. az is understood to
missioner George +. Coleman. the i'm
proved road would take what is known
AS the Woodbridge route.
Citizens Of Prince William County
as we'll as the District of Columbia
officials will make a strong bid for the
and Lorton. Although The woodbridse
Lorton road advocates Of the A longer ger
propose will be the most economical
70 the State as we'll as serve larger
population.
The Lorton route. already the pr:nci-
pal avenue OF traffic between Wash
,nGton n,Gho and and Richmond, Rich is held 70 be
thsn tba an% woodhrdre aafS DGter ROAD
ton. the Prince William citizens and
District Of Columbia officials will point
today the benefit of the shorter bridge
on the l.orton route at the Occoquan
Eiysr IusS rnss as well as the fact that his
lumbia Reformatory and Workhouse
property, composing almost 1000 acres
OF land owned by the United States
government.
Between the reformatory property
anu Washington. II distance of twenty
iour miles. there is much tratic and
the Lorton Road benefits n much larger
population than does the Woodbridge
Another disadvantage of the Wood
bridge route; which will be pointed
Gav W viii ihS So iniEhway ine Si9mmtssi3n nj TO-
ing the large rifle range at Camp
humphreys should The woodbridge
Woodbridge Road is closed at certain
hours of the day since II passes
through the government rifle range.
and should this road be permanently
improved II would be necessary TO re-
move the range. at a heavy expense.
Less bridge Construction.
District of Columbia officials as we'll
have been studying the situation for
several weeks General Charles W.
lumbia Board of Commissioners. who
Is an engineer. and commanded Camp
Humphreys. directing much of IN.
construction work on roads in that
vicinity during the war period advo-
Gates the adoption OF the Lorton route
in preference 10 the Woodbridge Road.
BESIDES. the practical points which
VIII he brought to the attention of
the Highway Commissioners today by
toric and sentimental phases will be
presented The Lorton route is one
OF the oldest roads in the United
hat General Rraddock led his his men.
Many points OF historic interest arc
situated along this route, including
the Pohick Church. plans for which
were drawn by George Washington. as
vestry board of the church. while Oc-
coauan is the point reached by John
Smith on his trip from the coast up
the Rappahannock River.
Other Changes Proposed.
Other changes in the highway pro-
gram as proposed by y. the aighway
by delegations from various parts of
The State at the hearings which will
be opened here today. The commits
Ton M eSndoft a ne he RaEnn RfaEnEs in he
trial Commission in the Presbyterian
Building, on Sixth Street. near Main.
The session is scheduled to start at
10 o'clock this morning.
tenance to cost approximately SILL
100000 is provided in the. program for
the next two years. which will be
Tanee WADE Of fe H. Msase viii odas nrs
side at the session. with the other
members of the commission. Henry p.
Beck; secretary; James a. Mundy,
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