Evening star., 1926-10-06
PROGRESS SHOWN
|NSTREET REPAIRS
Part of $1,000 ooo Resur-
facing Fund Allotted to
Feeder Thoroughfares.

Eote-Thts is the conc'ftd'no cr''c''
~ series DEALING rith the treatment
Of feeder streets tcaltno into TIC rtn"
avenue Of approach 70 the AH'o""
Capital.
In addition 70 the large amount "i
asphalt resurfacing dora ms Suth =
naer and Fall. the higt~ay DIVISION
expects to have close - 500" eli
in the current apprn pria t'"r at,er ''F
Winter months for a sir,iidr program
of renewing old asphalt 7tFeets neN'
Spring.
This work will he in addition 20
streets already listed 70" PAVING heA
Snrinc and the locations where It's
remaining 5000 900 is 10 he sent WI
not he decided upon until after the
engineers see where Winter Weathe'
does the most damage.
Congress at The last session III =
creased the lump sum Tor repairs -
streets to 81, 10000 the largest fuhd
for this class of work the Dlstrlct
has had. Half Of this was set aside
for routine maintenance. such as
patching bad holes in all sections.
The remaining 100000 was allotted
to the complete resurfaCinc of the
Oldest asphalt streets. which are he
any good.
Expenditures to Total s3o0.0"o'
Rv the time street work slack- M
in December il is estimated about
5000 o0a will have heen spent out OF
this allotment. leaving a substantial
balance TO keep the steam rollers GO
ing a. steady pace next Spring
until the appropriation for the hscal
year 19c<-2G is available.
Most of this resurfacirg out of the
Iun1p sum is In The central portion Of
:he CITY where practically All streets
are asphalt paved and where the work
of renewal fell behind during and FOL
lowing the war. II was with view
TO bringing this renewal of old streets
up 70 date that Congress raised m"
lump sum 70 S1.ooo.oo0 and the hlch
way division hopes 10 have similar
amount allowed Tor the next three Oh
four years.
This resurfacing of old asphalt Will
improve a good many streets that are
important from traftiC standpoint.
but is apart from the problem OF put
ting perma nent pavement on outlying
streets through which traffic flows
to and from the main boulevards.
Will Dress Up Outlying Feeders.
c. r. Hunt. engineer Of highways.
has indicated within the past few days
that, with the main bouleNards nearly
all completed. his Office during the
next few years will turn attention TO
these OUTLYING feeders. In previous
issue an outline was given ~ the
situation in the Northwest section OF
the CITY with regard 10 streets that
connect naturally with boulevards.
In the Northeast, Southeast and
Southwest sections there are similar
highways that bear al important rela-
ton to the bouleNards because Of the
traffic they carry.
In the unfinished portion of this
years paving program. for which
funds are available. there are four
streets definitely listed for improve
ments at the east end Of the city. nam
lv {; street southeast, from l4th to
18th and from 18th to 18th streets,
$4,000: Sixteenth street southeast,
A street to Massachusetts avenue.
s15.aoo. Sixteenth street northeast.
East Capitol 10 B street, SIS 900. and
l. street northeast. Second TO Sixth
streets, $4,000.
Streets Included I'm Program.
Engineer Hunt, discussing the gen
Aral question of feeders to hotlevards,
mentioned a number of roadways in
the eastern portion Of the city that
would fall within that class and he
considered in a program Of perman-
entity improving such highways within
the next few years.
Minnesota avenue. running from
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast to
Anacostia and Congress Heights. is an
important secondary traffic street. in
Mr. Hunts opinion. 1t now has q
gravel surface Alabama avenue is
another feeder that serves this same
territory, from the top of Pennsyl
Vania avenue hill to Good Hope road.
II is partly macadam and partly
gravel and, therefore, requires con
stant maintenance In the neighhor
hood of BenninG road. Mr.. Hunt
pointed out that Central avenue. a
feeder running to Capitol Heights, has
recently been paved.
Turning next to Rladensburg road.
the engineer was of the belief that
most of the traffic on that thorough
fare keeps going straight Although
South Dakota avenue runs across as
q connecting link between RladenS-
burg road and Rhode Island avenue.
Mr.. Hunt said he would hardly class
II as secondary traffic street from
the paving standpoint at this time.
Heavily Travelled Route Cited.
Twelfth street northeast from
Rhode Island avenue northward to
Monroe street is heavily travelled
route and probably will he listed for
improvement before lone. Monroe
street Is another through traffic street
between Rhode Island and Michigan
avenues and has heen partl. improved
with concrete AT the eastern end
In addition 10 these outlying traf-
hc feeders. 4 tour Of the city shows
certain portions of heavy traffic
streets nearer 10 the center of the
city are in need of attention hv the
asphalt patching sanss. This repair
work on asphalt thoroughfares, how
ever, can he done out Of the lump
sum available to the engineer depart
ment for maintenance
North Capitol street between New
York and Florida avenues is a worn
stretch of asphalt likely to he renewed
In the near future. Florida avenue
which carries A constant flow Of cross.
town traffic. shows the need of patch.
Ing at certain places.
In the Southwest VI street is
through route from the waterfront
to the navy ward and Anacostia and
gives evidence Of needing attention in
various places.