Evening star., 1935-06-10
Low Level Span Will Be
Link in Montgomery-D. c.
Thoroughfare.
LA PORTE TO RECEIVE
CONTRACT FOR 1000
Maryland Is Expected to Extend
Drive Far Up Valley to
Serve County.

Plans for the artery that will link
the East-West Highway in Montgom-
cry County to the Lincoln Memorial
Highway through Rock Creek Valley
took definite shape today with the
announcement that work will start
soon on the new low level bridge
near p street, across Rock Greek
Park.
Viewed by National Capital Parks
oficials as great relief for trafflc,
this roadway will enable motorists
to drive quickly through town to
the Lincoln Memorial. Under plans
of the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission. the
park drive is to be continued further
up the valley.
j. A. La Porte Of New York is to
be awarded the contract for $4,000
to construct the bridge. it was made
known at the Bureau of Public Roads.
Formal signing of the contract Is ex-
pected in few days.
1S0 Days 10 Complete Span.
La Porte will be allowed 180 days in
which to complete the bridge after he
gets notice to proceed. The structure
will cross Rock Greek at an angle up
stream from the high-level bridge at
street, now being completed by the
District government The low-level
bridge will be two-span and construct
ed of concrete. with stone facing.
Capt H. c. Whitehurst, District di-
rector OF highways, said the p street
high-level bridge will be opened to
traf1c about August /. P street will
be paved, he explained, and next Mon
day he will start directing the re-
moval of the street car tracks, as
trolleys are to be abandoned in that
section.
Downstream from @ street, the
District Government, under a Federal
road aid grant, Is grading for the new
road bed to carry traffic as far south
as K street, to link up with the com.
pleted Rock Creek and Potomac
Parkway to the Lincoln Memorial.
Grading is about 80 per cent COM
pleted, Capt. Whitehurst said, and in
about week he expects to advertise
for bids for surfacing the new road
way which will run from @ street to
K street, and be of asphalt concrete
construction.
Union Square Bids Studied.
The Bureau Of Public Roads Is now
studying bids opened last week for
work in Union Square. Four bids
were received, the indicated low bid
der being the Highway Engineering
& Construction Co. of Seventh and
T streets northeast, which offered to
do the work for approximately
S45,000. This will entail road con-
struction in Union Square in the line
Of Second street from Pennsylvania
avenue to Maryland avenue and the
North and South Vista drive from
Second to Third streets. A definite
award is expected in a few days.
An obstacle In land acquisition has
delayed plans of the Federal Govern
ment for spending $2so,000 in the
George Washington Memorial Park
way between the Arlington and Key
Bridges In Arlington County, Va,
along the Potomac If officials of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, the National Capital
Parks, and others concerned, can
reach a new agreement, predicated
on the new study Of plans, 1t is con-
sidered likely that bids may be re-
advertised in about q month. Re-
Gently advertisements were put out.
but later were withdrawn, when it
was found that the land needed could
not be purchased speedily without
paying what the Government con-
sidered q high figure.