Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
TRAFFIC IN PARK
TO Be REROUTED
Suggestion of Representative
Bowman viii Be Given
Test During Rush.

The Office of Public Buildings and
suggestions recently put forward by
Representative Frank L. Bowman, Re-
publican, of West Virginia for reliev-
ing the traffic congestion on Fourteenth
street during cherry blossom season
and at other times at the outlet of
East Potomac Park Capt r. C. Mont
gomery, U. S. A., superintendent of the
United States Park Police, said today
that the system will be put into full
effect on Sunday, when the traffic is
expected to be heavy, due to the large
number of motorists expected to view
the cherry blossoms around the Tidal
Basin.
Capt. Montgomery explained that
such parts of the plan as are adaptable
on week days will be tried out, If traf-
fic conditions warrant it.
Under the new program light Viz
ginia-bound traffic would travel one way
on park road south Of the Tidal Basin.
the diversion point being just south of
the outlet bridge, and thence to the
Highway Bridge approach. Truck and
bus traffic, which on Sundays is sur
prisingly heavy, would take the regu-
lar Fourteenth street route to the High
way Bridge.
Route From Bridge.
Motorists coming OF the inlet bridge,
entering the drive around Hams Point
on the river side, will be required
to continue on the road along the
seawal and under the Highway
Bridge, either going on down around
Hams Point or getting onto Fourteenth
street by way of the park road which
passes by the rose garden and inter
sects Fourteenth street just north Of the
tourist camp entrance.
In former years motorists were able
to travel all around the Speedway, going
counter clockwtse.
Under the new system, the traffic
coming south on Seventeenth street will
be turned right at the John Paul Jones
statue.
Traffic coming out Of Hams Point will
be routed north on Fourteenth street
and across the outlet bridge, but an
effort will be made to split this traffic,
coming out Of East Potomac Park, by
diverting part of it along a cinder road
way on the Hams Point side of the
railroad and then by way of the Tourist
Camp underpaSs and thence to Four
tenth street.
One-Way Streets.
The cooperation of the Metropolitan
Police Department has been sought by
Representative Bowman in the carry
ing out of his program and Capt. Mont
gomery has been advised that Inspector
Brown will assist in speeding up Four
tenth street traffic by making the side
streets in the region of the Bureau of
and Printing one-way streets,
so as to drain traffic of Fourteenth
street.
Twelfth street southwest Is to be used
as main thoroughfare, traffic coming
from Water street to the northwest be-
ing diverted onto Twelfth street. Thus
traffic will be prevented from going to
Fourteenth street at that point.
Traffic will be able to leave Four
tenth street to Water street. but will
not be able to travel from Water street
to Fourteenth street, but must turn
north on Twelfth street.
B and G streets southwest will be
one-way off Fourteent street, making
traffic travel east.
AS D street is considered a contin-
uation of Maryland avenue and great
numbers of tourists use this highway,
bound for the South it will be continued
as two-way thoroughfare.
Relieves Intersection.
The program is calculated to abolish
cross-street traffic at Fourteenth and
Water streets, and the green traffic
light will be on practically continuously
there.