Evening star., 1921-10-10
Drive TO Be BUILT
OVER NEW:CONDU|T
One of Most Picturesque in
Country Expected When
Work Is Taken Up.

Road and park improvements which
will give Washington one of the most
picturesque drives in the country are
under contemplation by the War De-
bartment. it was learned today. in
connection with plans for the con-
struction Of the new conduit from
Great Falls, authorized by Congress
a. this session These are develop
ments that may come in the wake Of
the water supply operations:
i. a wider Conduit road.
=. loop in Conduit road at the
Great Falls end which will give mo-
| torists view Of the falls and its
elivirons. .,
3. Park treatment of Dalecarlia
reservation to include circular drive
way connecting with Conduit road.
OF these possible betterments one
may be considered now a certainty
the widening of Conduit road. The
new water main. which will be laid
alongside the present one. will neces-
state the rebuilding of this road.
Army engineers made an allowance
for this when they sent the conduit
estimate to Congress.
The new Conduit road. which will
extend over both the existing and
new conduit. will be of sufficient
width to relieve considerably the
present congested traffice conditions
on rhe travelway. Motorists have
populariZed Conduit road to such an
caused frequently by the congestion
produced. The additional width pro-
posed will. it is believed. add i'm
measurably both to the safety and
comfort of travel over the boule-
ward.
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terminus and the park treatment at
Dslecarlia. are to he provided will
depend upon whether enough money
can be saved from the conduit ap-
preparation to cover the cost of the
proposed improvements. Neither will
require a large expenditure. and it is
likely that one or both will be brough,
to completion as a part of the water
supply project.
Better Views Of River.
The present Conduit road pasts
and proceeds over hill to Great
Falls. 1t thus leads away from the
best parts of the river scenery. The
plan Army engineers have in mind is
to continue Conduit road from the
Anglers Club over the conduit to
Great Falls.
If this should be done il would I've
possible for users of the road To fol-
low the present course To treat Falls
and return by the proposed new sec
ton. from which they would be af-
forded view of the falls and the
most gorgeous portions of the river
The building of this loop. it is said
would add 100 per cent to the scenery
assets of Conduit road and doubtless
make it the most popular driveway
leading out of Washington.
Dalecarlia reservation. just over
the District line and east Of Conduit
road. where an immense reservoir
receives Waehington's water supply
as II is delivered from Great Fails,
has never been developed as a park.
although it has been realized that
expenditure of a comparatively small
fund would convert this area into one
of the show places of the Capitol
Under the new conduit plans a fill
tratien plant Is to be built on this
reservation. Army engineers hope
there will be enough money left
when the work is finished to cover
the cost of building a driveway
around the reservation, to connect
with Conduit road and to do the
necessary, grading for park treat
ment.