Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Road
And Bridge Plan
Is Announced
Defense Highway and
Marlboro Pike Are
Included in Setup

MdJOT improvements 10 the LIE.
tense highway and Marlboro pike
were listed today among the chief
projects on Swear highway and
bridge program announced by the
Maryland State Roads Commission.
The commission said the program,
designed to restore and expand"
the States primary road system,
would cost approximately SAC, 1924 900,
according to an Associated Press
dispatch from Baltimore. Copies of
the plan, which involves every
county in the State, will be sent
to the Governor and members Of
the legislature.
The commission used its own
studies and those of the Maryland
Highway Planning Survey in draft
ing the program, which includes
construction Of new dual highways,
bridges. multiple lane roads and
viaducts.
I'm order to know where the need
is greatest, the legislature should
make arrangements for the resump-
ton and continuation of the PLAN
ming commission, which has ex-
hausted its fund.-" the roads body
said.
No Attempts at Priority.
j. Glenn Beall, commission chair
man, said mo attempt has been
made to establish priority for the
projects" He pointed out that the
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
would continue to furnish funds for
highway planning and construction.
The projects recommended in
cluded:
Making the Defense highway a
dual highway from Parole to the
District of Columbia line, bypass
ing West Annapolis.
Building a new highway from La
Plata to the new Potomac River
bridge near Morgantown.
Relocation and reconstruction of
the Marlboro pike from the Dis
trict Of Columbia line to Upper
Marlboro.
Widening Rhode Island avenue
from the District line to Hyattsville.
Among the projects recommended
by counties were:
Montgomery County.
Reconstruction and relocation of
U. S. route 20. including the build
ing of multiple lane road from
Franklin avenue to White Oak.
Reconstruction and resurfacing
Connecticut avenue from the Dis
trict line to Kensington.
Extension of Sixteenth street from
the District line to Georgia avenue.
Constructing one lane of a pro-
posed dual highway on U. S. route
$40 from Rockville to the Frederick
County line.
Prince Georges County.
Reconstruction and relocating
State route No. S from the District
line to T. B.
Cost of the improvements rec
oumended totaled s4,733.OOO for
Prince Georges and $4,000, 900 in
Montgomery.
The program includes the fol-
lowing major" projects:
Widening, resurfacine and relo-
eating the York road from ToWson
to the Pennsylvania line and con-
structing new road to connect
the Charles street extension to the
YORK road at Timonium.
A Widened or dual road on East
ern avenue from Baltimore CITY
limits to Middle River.
Extension of the PHILADELPHIA
road from the Susquehanna River
to the Delaware line.
Widening and resurfacing U. s
route 40 from Baltimore City linn
its to Westminster.
Construction of one lane of
dual highway on the Frederick
pike and on U. S. route $40 from
Frederick to the Carroll County
line and from Frederick to the Mont
gomery County line.
Paving of one lane OF a new Ha-
gerstom Frederick dual highway.
demonstrating and relocating
U. S. route l from Bel Air to Como
Wlngo.
Constructing one lane of a pro-
posed dual highway on U. S. route
Is from Salisbury to Delmar. <
Completing one lane of a dual
highway from the Frederick Coun-
ty line to Hagerstown.
Constructing a new bridge across
the Potomac River at Sandy Hook.
In Washington County.
Improvements on many of the
roads not included in the program
will have to be made from year to
year, it was explained. In this
category will fall surface-treated
roads in Southern Maryland, stabi-
lized roads on both the Eastern and
Western Shore and hundreds of
miles of unpaved county roads,