Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-22
Provisions for Connecting
D. C. Arteries With MaryInad
and Virginia to Be Considered
SEEK PLAN TO CONFORM
TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
Committee Must Adopt General
Plan Which Will Meet De-
velopment Conditions.

Representatives of the National Can't
tai Park and Planning Commission.
State agencies of Maryland and Vir-
g1nia, the Counties of Montgomery. Nd,
and Arlington and the city of Alexan-
dria in Virginia and of the District of
Columbia government gathered this
afternoon at the call of Lieut.. Col. u,
5. Grant, Sd, executive officer of the
local Planning Commission, to consider
preliminary plans for cooperation In
the construction and connecting up of
highways passing from one State to the
other either directly or through the
District of Columbia. The committee is
known as the Washington Regional
Highway Committee
provisions for connecting the high
ways of the District with those of the
two contiguous States and the District
boundary lines are among the most inn
portant matters under consideration.
Col. Grant desires to avoid in the
future situations which would make IL
necessary to straighten out highways
leading across the District lines at con-
siderable expense, due to the adoption
OF an original plan, in order to con-
10TH 70 modern tratfic conditions.
Meeting Is Preliminary.
Today's meeting is preliminary and
principally one for organization. Col.
Grant, who represents the Park and
framing Commission on the commit
tee, together with other members of
his staff, explained there are two major
problems confronting the whole operat-
ing authorities of the District and the
two States. In the first place, ade-
quate provision, he explained, should
be made for the local needs of the
nearby counties in the matter of high
ways. In the second place the conn
mittee must consider the question of
connecting up in the best way the
highways in the adjoining counties with
the various streets or thoroughfares of
Washington, in accordance with q gem
eral plan which can be followed in the
future and which will meet develop
ment conditions.
Among those present were: For
Montgomery County, Lacy Shaw, vice
president of the board of county COM
missioners, who is in charge of that
portion of the county nearest the Dis
trict; for Prince Georges County. j.
EnoS Ray, who knows conditions along
the border line of Prince Georges
County and the District; for Arlington
County. former Representative p. p.
Campbell Of Kansas, and County Engi-
neer C. L. Kennier: for Alexandria.
Wallace Lawrence, city manager. and
for Fairfax County. County Supervisor
Mark Turner and County Engineer F.
Novel; Larkin.
Problems Can Be Solved.
It is not expected that the Regional
Committee would make much definite
progress today beside organization.
Later meetings will be called and Col.
! Grant believes that by this means of
cooperation between the District au-
| thorities, the Federal Government and
the authorities of the adjoining States,
highway problems can be solved as they
arise or prior to their becoming acute.
He hopes that the regional plans
adopted a few months ago by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, will for the most part At in
with the ideas of the States and county
authorities.
In addition to those already mem
| toned, the Maryland State Roads Com
mission the Virginia State Highway
Commission and the Federal Bureau of
Public Roads is represented at the
meeting today.
Addressing the committee, Col. Grant
said that Congress has given to the
| local park and planning commission the
duty of preparing and maintaining q
comprehensive and consistent plan for
the Capital and its envirors, coordinate
ed with the plans OF the counties adj
joining, especially with reference to the
construction of highways and parks.