Evening star., 1941-05-06
Street Improvements
To Take 15q6 Of
Road Program Cost
Widening, Other Work
Are Most Importont,
Whitehurst Says
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to Conduit road; Kansas avenue
N E. and NV, from Nicholson street
to Eastern avenue; Eastern avenue
NE. and NV, from New Hamp-
shire avenue to Laurel street; South
Dakota avenue NE, from Allison
street to Riggs rooad; New York
avenue NE, from Bladensburg road
to the District line: South Dakota
avenue NE, from New York ave-
nue. to BladenSburg road; New road
NV, from Massachusetts, avenue at
Western avenue to Loughboro road;
Taylor street NE, from Michigan
avenue to Eighteenth street; Chest
nut street NV, from Oregon ave-
nue. to Western avenue. and Brent
wood road NE, from Rhode Island
avenue to T street, which is both a
replacement and a new thorough
fare and which will serve as the
new approach to the Ninth-street
Bridge.
Requirements will include West
ern avenue NV. from Massachu-
setts avenue to Wisconsin avenue;
North Capitol street. from Hare
wood road to Hawaii avenue: East
Capitol street, from Minnesota ave-
nue. to the District line; Benning
road Sc, from Central avenue to
the District line: Forty-ninth street
NE, from Deane avenue to Eastern
avenue: Grant street and Gault
place NE. from Minnesota avenue
to Division avenue. and Utah ave-
nue. N. W.. from Nebraska avenue to
Military road.
Widening Projects.
The proposed widening projects,
according to Capt. Whitehurst con-
sist mainly of extension of improve
ments which already have been
started. For instance, widening Of
Third street, a 32-fOot highway, was
started last year. Under the new
program, this street will be extended
from Maryland to New Jersey ave-
nues, eliminating a detour which
now must be made near its end in
order to reach New Jersey avenue
Sixth street NV, another project
on the list, is an extension of WIDEN
ing made in connection with de-
velopment of municipal center
and ultimately will extend all the
way to Florida avenue
Widening of Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV, from First street to Sew
enth street, is new project and will
furnish a direct route from Union
Station to Mount Vernon Square.
Work on Independence avenue, from
First street S.W. to Second street
Sc. and on Thirteenth street
NV. from Logan Circle to U street
also will be new.
Lincoln Memorial Approach.
To permit a better approach to
Lincoln Memorial. Twenty-third
street will be widened under the
program from Constitution avenue
to Washington Circle. The street
also will be extended northward
from N street across park property
to P street and thence northward
to connect with Twenty-second
street just south of @ street NV.
In line with this proposed develop
ment. Twenty-second street will be
nue. to it's junction with the new
nue. to tbs junction with the new
TWenty-third street.
Seventh street S.W.. according to
Capt. Whitehurst's plan, would be
widened from Independence avenue
to Maine avenue chiefly to provide
increased capacity along this outlet
to the Southwest. Widening of
Tenth street NV. from Massachu-
sets avenue to Vermont avenue. of
M street Sc, from Fourth street
to Eleventh street: of Eleventh
street Sc, from Virginia avenue
to D street, and of c street S.W.,
from Ninth street to Twelfth street.
all concerns extension of projects
alreacy under way
North Capitol street is to be
widened from Massachusetts avenue
to Vermont avenue. This already
is a 50-foot thoroughfare, but the
highway director explained that
double trolley line takes up much
of the space, leaving too little room
for automobiles to pass between
street cars and automobiles parked
at the side.