Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-10-14
Drive To Be Built Over The New
Conduit.
Washington Star of Monday.

Washington Star of Monday.
Road and park improvements which will
give Washington one of the most pic
turesque drives in the country are under
contemplation by the War Department. it
was learned today. in connection with
plans for the construction of the new con-
duit from Great Falls. authorized by Con-
gress at this session. These are develop
ments that may come in the wake of the
water supply operations:
l. A wider Conduit road.
2. A loop in Conduit road at the Great
Falls end which will give motorists view
of the falls and its environs.
8. Park treatment of Dalecarlia reser-
walton to include circular driveway con-
Meeting with Conduit road. q
Of these possible betterments one may
be considered now a certainty-the widen
ing of the Conduit road The new water
main, which will be laid alongside the
present one, will necessitate the rebuild
ing 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 con-
siderably the present congested traffic con-
ditions on the travelway. Motorists have
popularized Conduit road to such an ex-
tent that accidents have been caused fire.
quently by the congestion produced. The
additional width proposed will, it is be-
lieved. add immeasurably both to the safety
and comfort of travel over the boulevard.
Whether the loop at the Great Falls
terminus and the park treatment at Dale
carlia are to be provided will depend upon
whether enough money can be saved from
the conduit appropriation to cover the cost
Of the proposed Improvements. Neither
will require a large expenditure, and it is
likely that one or both will be brought to
completion as a part of the water supply
projec..
The present Conduit road parts from the
conduit at the Anglers Club 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 it would be posi-
Bile for users of the road to follow the
present course to Great Falls and return
by the proposed new section, from which
they would be afforded view of the falls
and the most gorgeous portion 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.
Dalecaria reservation, just over the Dis
trict line and east of Conduit road. where
an immense reservoir receives Washing
tons water supply as it is delivered from
Falls. has never been developed as a park,
although it has been realized that expen-
diture of comparatively small fund would
convert this area into one of the show
places of the Capital. Under the new con-
duit plans filtration 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 build
ing driveway around the reservation, to
connect with Conduit road and to do the
necessary grading for park treatment.