Evening star., 1933-07-28
Plan Under National Recov-
cry Act Approved by Fed
eraI Officials.
CAPT. H. c. WHITEHURST
is VERBALLY NOTIFIED
Improvement Work to Be Financed
Our of $4oo,ooo,ooo Highway
Appropriation.

The Districts public roads improve
ment program. financed out Of the
s400, 900 900 roads appropriation in the
national recovery act, will be started in
about three weeks. it was announced
today after District officials had been
informed of the approval by Federal
officers Of their work schedule.
Both the Public Works Administra-
ton and the Bureau of Public Roads,
Department Of Agriculture, the latter
being in direct charge Of the Federal
road projects, have told District officials
their program has been approved. ON
cial notice to this effect is expected in
the next day or two.
Highway Director Notified.
Capt H. C. Whitehurst. director of
highways, also was notified verbally to-
day that the Federal agencies have
placed their stamp of approval upon
three items in the program for which
specific plans and specifications have
been filed with the Bureau of Public
Roads. AS soon as formal notice IS
received. the District government will
advertise for bids, probably next Mon
day or Tuesday, and it is expected the
first items in the program will be ready
for contracts in about two weeks.
Some time ago the District was noti-
fed it would receive an allotment of
Sl.918,40 for improvement of Federal
highway routes and their feeder"
streets in the District. The first three
items in the tentative list forwarded
to Federal officers by the District, which
now have been approved:
Sixteenth street from Columbia road
to Tiger Bridge. just north of Spring
road, to be repaved and otherwise i'm
proved, the cost being estimated at
$4,000;
Construction OF new P street bridge
over Rock Creek, costing s290,O00; and
Foxhall road between Reservoir road
and Nebraska avenue, to be paved and
otherwise improved
The three projects have a total esti-
mated cost of s43l 900. The general
tentative program forward to the Bu-
reau Of Public Roads by the Commits
siCners under the roads section Of the
recovery act have an estimated
cost of more than 100000. Out of
this list will be selected the other street
Improvements to be paid for out of
the allotment of $1,918,400. The Fed
CIcl tIldI cdCIl
dividual item must be approved in de-
tail, including all specifications, before
the work may be started. Proposals
in the general list would provide for
street Improvements in widely scat
tered sections Of Washington.
High Crown to Go.
The laying of the new paving on up
per Sixteenth street will complete a
program started several years ago for
the modernization of this prominent
Washington thoroughfare The project
will bring about replacement of the ex-
isting high crown in the present ma
cadam roadway. which is regarded by
traffic experts as creating a hazardous
condition. particularly because of the
deep cutters at the sides of the road
A modern new street will be laid, with
modern cutters and curbs. Other sec
tions of Sixteenth street have been SIM
ilarly improved.
Construction Of new P Street
Bridge will eliminate the old structure.
which, like the much larger Calvert
Street Bridge. has been causing District
officials considerable concern because of
its uncertain condition. To minimize
the present hazard, street cars operat-
ing over the bridge have been ordered
to proceed at slow pace. Capt. White
hurst said Street car traffic over the
bridge would be maintained during con-
struction of the new structure by hav-
ing work done on one side at a time
The new paving for Foxhall road.
which will provide a modern highway
between Foxhall Village and Wesley
Heights, will follow the right of way
Of the present road. The new street
will have concrete shoulders, curbs and
cutters, as vel as a new surface.