The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-09
ARTERY TO
ANCOSTA
BEGUN
oCbbIestones Being Removed
From Eleventh Street
Southeast

What Is regarded as one Of the
most important street paving
operations undertaken in Wash
ington in recent years WAS begun
today when the resurfacing Of
Eleventh street southeast from
Pennsylvania avenue to the Ana
costa bridge was started.
The fight to remove the cobble-
stone paving on this important
highway was begun years ago by
Washington citizens associations,
business organizations and civic
bodies.
Heavily Travelled.
Eleventh street forms the most
important entrance to the National
Capital from southern Maryland.
Il is the most heavily Travelled
highway In that section Of the
city ana IL one 81 the tive main
approaches to washington.
The work Of removing the cob
blestones and preparing the
foundation for 3 concrete and
asphalt roadbed Of the most modern
type, is progressing rapidly and
the entire repaving probably win
be completed before the first Of
the year, the District highway
department announced.
The work win be carried on
half the width Of the street at
q time SO al not to entirely close
the highway. The work IL to cost
$75, 600. payable from the tax Of
: cents a gallon on gasoline.
The gasoline tax fund today
reached a total Of $226 DO4.41, all
of which, under law: must be ex-
pended upon street improvement.
The fund is expected to reach
total Of nearly 100000, during
the first year. which will end next
spring.
Other Work Under Way.
"A number Of other important
pavtng operations, to be paid for
from the gasoline tax fund, have
been started within the past few
weeks. Including the1 Eleventh
street lob. there are now seven re-
surfacing operations under way AZ
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motor fuel tax.
Work has Just been started on
the paving of fifteenth street.
southeast from b to e streets and
work win be started within the
next week or ten days on the paw
ing of Fifteenth street from B to p
streets northeast. The southeast
section is now well under way and
the concrete base is nearing compile
ton. Each OF these operations will
Cost $3S, 900. Completion Of this
work will result in the opening Of
a direct highway from the intersec-
ton at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast, at the terminus OF the
Washington Baltimore pike, the
main approach from the north. into
southeast Washington, At present
traffic between these sections Is
forced to travel circuitous route
through dearth of adequately paved
streets in that section.
Paving Of Seventh Street.
Work has been commenced on
the paving Of Seventh street from
Pennsylvania avenue northwest to
@ street southwest, one Of The main
arteries OF traffic through the Mall
Y kAklQ Ll0 LklOSl ltklpVEIduL highway
between the business sections Of
Northwest and Southwest Washing
ton. This highway Is now paved
with cobblestones, forcing the bulk
OF traffice through the winding
roads Of the Mall.
The Seventh street operation,
which merely calls for blankcting
the present cobblestOne foundation
with asphalt, viii cost $4,000
Work Il progressing rapidly on
Georgia avenue from Fern street to
Military Road. Over this highway
all OF the traffic. from Olney, Nor
beck and other towns directly north
and q considerable amount Of traf.
nc from Rockville and Baltimore
flows into Washington, The west
ern half Of Georgia avenue has been
completed and work Is progressing \
rapidly on the eastern half. This
Is the most expensive gasoline tax
operation started to date and will
cost $4,000.
The gasoline tat ID paying FOR the
paving of Bladensburg road from
South Dakota avenue to the Dis
trict line, This Is the District link
IN the main highway between Wash
ington, Baltimore and New York,
one Of the most heavily travelled
traffic arteries in the eastern United
States.
The BIadensburg road operation
win cost $4,000 and win complete
the last Link between the present
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