Evening star., 1926-10-05
GAS TAX TOPAVE
feeder" STREETS
Highway Engineer Announces
Large Part of Fund to Go
to Connecting Links.

OJ tnTeC 0TLtCIeS USUtHO JNItH nC
treatment of feeder streets leading
into the main dvenues of approach to
the National Capital. The concluding
article tciH appear tom morro1D.
A large part of the gasoline tax
fund. used thus far to pave the main
arteries leading into the District, will
soon be available for a concentrated
program of improvement on the Sec
ondary traffic streets that branch off
like sidetracks from the bOulevards.
according to G.. B. Hunt, engineer of
1t was shown yesterday that COM
paratively few stretches remain to be
concreted on the principal highways
and that Mr.. Hunt intends to turn
his attention next to the feeders that
carry the bulk Of the traffic to and
from the boulevarrls.
While small part of the gas tax
money has been used on other streets,
Mr.. Hunt said. 1t has been the gen,
eral policy Of his office to devote this
fund, which is taken directly from
the motorist. to the highways along
which the bulk Of the traffic flows.
With the boulevards nearly all paved
continuation Of that policy will
mean the spending Of large sums on
the feeders to the boulevards in the
future. he said.
Present Plan Includes Some.
The unfinished portion Of the paw
ing program for the current fiscal
year includes some of these so-called
secondary traffic streets and others
will be authorized by
Congress in the appropriation acts for
the next few years.
The following Is a summary of the
situation in the northwest section of
the city with regard to streets carry
ing traf1c to and from boulevards. It
includes the more important paving
Jobs to be done on this class Of streets
during the remainder of this fiscal
year, and also a reference to other
secondary traffic streets for which
funds have not yet been definitely al
lotted, but which would fit into pro-
gram of improving feeders to the
arteries.
Woodley road, for example, is an
important link between Connecticut
and Wisconsin avenues. and will be
paved in the Spring from Cathedral
to Wisconsin avenues at cost OF
$52,70O.
Thirty-fifth street Is another feeder
off Of Wisconsin avenue,
and will be paved early in 1927 from
that avenue down to Prospect street
at an outlay of $4,000. This street is
in poor condition, especially near
Western High School.
X Street to be Fixed.
K street is a wide traffic lane rum
ming directly across the heart Of the
city, feeding traffic to and from a
number Of the boulevards. Portions
of this street, between Seventh and
Ninth, and from Twelfth to Eight
eenth, involving $4,000. will be resur-
faced in the Spring program.
The north side Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from Washington Circle to Twen-
ty-sixth street, and the south side
from the circle to Twenty-fifth street.
is another heavily Travelled roadway
listed for q new surface at the close
Of this Winter.
Canal road, winding its way along
the canal and river from Georgetown
to Chain Bridge, still has the old mac
adam surface, and at the present time
is in need Of repair at various places.
The highway division has no plans
for its immediate paving with mod
ern surface, but officials say 1t Is one
of the routes that should be taken
care Of before long.
Conduit road is another traffic lane
at the extreme west which IS due
for Improvement within a year or
two. but for which funds are not in
sight at this time. The completion
of the new water conduit from Great
Falls paralleling the old pipe line
calls for a new treatment OF this road
when it is improved. The present
paper plan of the highway division
two 21-foot roadways
with 19.foot strip of center parking.
Alaska Avenue Listed.
Passing over to the Connecticut
avenue section, Engineer Hunt re-
CARDS Macomb, Albemarle and Harri-
son as streets that should be consid-
cred and treated as secondary traffic
links running across to Wisconsin
Alaska avenue, extending across
from the end Of Sixteenth street to
the Georgia avenue pike. is regarded
by the highway division as an arte-
rial feeder and may be permanently
treated within year or two.
Colorado avenue Is another impor-
tant cross link between Georgia ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street, and, in ad-
dition to having an old macadam sur
face. presents a bad situation because
Of the queer turn it takes at Monta-
que street. just west Of Georgia ave-
nue.. Between Montague street and
avenue Colorado avenue be-
comes narrower, leaving no room for
q sidewalk.
Mr.. Hunt regards Thirteenth street
as a traffic feeder from Kennedy
street to the downtown section. but
said that for most Of the distance it
Is fairly we'll paved.
Piney Branch Road Important.
Piney Branch road, which carries
traffic from Georgia avenue to Ia
koma Park, also is looked upon by
Mr.. Hunt as an important secondary
provided for at this time, a portion
of it Is likely to be permanently
treated within q year or two. There
is a change in the highway plan
under consideration now to widen a
considerable stretch of this road.
which is out of line and below grade.
The engineer of highways also
said he would regard Rock Creek
Church road and Columbia road as
secondary traffic lanes feeding into
Georgia avenue. and due to be con-
sidered accordingly in making I'D
future paving programs. There is
a bad stretch on Kansas avenue.
where 1t meets Georgia avenue. but
Mr.. Hunt said this avenue has not
yet developed into the class of a sec.
ondary traffic street.