Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
New York Ave. Extension and
BIadensburg Road Are
Among Projects.
RESERVOIR ROAD ALSO
is BEING RESURFACED
Traffic Arteries to New Sections In
cluded in Years Plans for
1882 Fete.

Concentrating its work on the ar
terial highways and the streets lead
ing to newly developed sections, the
District highway department, it was
disclosed today by Capt. H. C. White
hurst, chief engineer and co-ordinator,
is making considerable progress this
Summer in improving the main trafflc
arteries in preparation for the George
Washington Bicentennial celebration.
Two of the principal projects are the
extension of New York avenue from
Florida avenue northeast to Bladens-
burg road. which will provide another
major traffic artery from the business
section to the Washington Baltimore
boulevard. and The improvement OF
Bladensburg road from Fifteenth and
II streets northeast to the District line.
Baltimore Route Improved.
The work on Bladensburg road in
wolves the removal of the center curbs
from H to l. streets and the surfaclng
OF the center strip from that point to
the District Line. Header curbs are to
be laid flush with the pavement on
Bladensburg road to separate the old
from the new paving. These curbs also
will serve as permanent traffic markers
designating the center of the roadway.
The work on Bladensburg road Is
being done in sections in order to keep
the roadway open to traffic. At the
District line the road will join with the
new roadway on the Washington Balti-
more boulevard from the boundary to
Hyattsville. Md.
The other arterial highway projects
include the reconstruction of Sixteenth
street from Tiger Bridge to Alaska ave-
nue., the reconstruction of the Virginia
approach to Highway Bridge and the
reconstruction of sections of Rhode
Island avenue northeast Curbs and
cutters and a new surface are being
placed on Sixteenth street from the
Tiger Bridge to Colorado avenue and
next year 1t is planned to carry these
improvements to Alaska avenue.
The improvements on the Virginia
approach to Highway Bridge involve
the construction of connection with
the new Mount Vernon Boulevard and
those on Rhode Island avenue include
street railway track replacement and
the removal of center trolley poles.
Will Widen Reservoir Road.
The major intercity projects in
clude the widening and resurfacing of
Reservoir road from Thirty-fifth street
to Foxhall road the improvement of
Blagden avenue and Cathedral avenue
to the entrance of Rock Greek Park
and the resurfacing of Kalmia road
from Sixteenth street to the entrance
of Rock Greek Park and the recon-
struction of Military road from Georgia
avenue to the bridge in Rock Greek
Park
The completion of the Military road
work will provide a cross-town route
from the District line at Wisconsin
avenue to Georgia avenue, with the
exception of a small stretch between
Wisconsin avenue and Forty first street,
which it is planned to improve next
Spring.
Overpass Included.
The widening and resurfacing of
Pennsylvania avenue southeast from
Alabama avenue to the District line
also is to be completed, as well as the
improvement of Monroe street north
west from Michigan avenue to Twelfth
street
The work on Monroe street involves
the construction of a new overpaSs
over the Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad
tracks, street railway track reconstruct
ton and center trolley pole removal
The completion of this project will pro-
vide an improved roadway from North
Capitol street to Rhode Island avenue
northeast.
Next Spring the Highway Depart
ment plans to widen and resurface
Benning road northeast from Fifteenth
and H streets to the Anacostia Bridge.
This work will include the construction
of a new bridge over the river and will
take two years to complete.