Evening star., 1941-11-20

Highway lights that also will serve
as directional beams" TO guide mo-
toristS on their proper course Will
be installed in the maze of dual
roadways. clover leafs and grade
separations planned for the new
Federal Government department
area in Arlington County. Va.
Fourteen miles of dual-lane high
ways will feed into the area now
occupied by the Federal Office Build
ing No. 2, which houses Navy De-
partment offices. Arlington Canton
ment, Fort Myer and Arlington
National Cemetery and where the
new 3l,000,000 War Department
Building is being constructed.
A final conference on the treat
ment of highways in the area Will
be held tomorrow between Public
Roads Administration officials, the
Arlington County engineering de-
partment and F. J. Ward. president
of a new corporation which is seek
ing to build a S7000,000 apartment
hotel at the present intersection of
Columbia pike and Arlington Ridge
road.
To Seek Change in Plans.
Mr. Ward and the Arlington
County officials will make last ef-
fort to have Federal officials agree
to alter their plans so as to leave
untouched the proposed hotel site.
The P. R. A. plans call for passing
one Of the dual arteries through the
hotel property, dividing that land
into three sections. Arlington
County engineers contend that the
dual lane can be moved farther
south with no i'll effects on the
roadway scheme as whole.
Joseph Barnett highway design
engineer of P. R. A.. said plans are
now too far advanced to alter the
roadway in accordance with the
wishes of Mr. Ward and Arlington
County engineers. The dual road
way is planned to connect ulti-
mately with a proposed alternate
United States Route l which would
bypass Alexandria and connect
with the present Route l near
Woodbridge, Va. The Arlington
County master thoroughfares plan
shows this dual roadway as Army
Navy drive.
Other reasons why the dual
traffic artery cannot be moved
farther south to make way for the
apartment-hotel, Mr.. Barnett de-
clared, are that such replacement
would bring the highway too close
to the new War Department Build
ing when that structure Is COM
pleted and the arteries would pass
through part of the parking areas
which have been set aside for War
Department employees.
Motoring Aids Devised.
The network of roadways serving
this area will be paid for out of
War Department appropriations
supplementary highway appropria-
tions expected to be made by Con-
gress and the Virginia State High
way Commission, Mr.. Barnett de-
clared.
Although the highways in the
Government area appear compli-
Gated, the P. R. A. engineer said
every consideration is being given
to the motorist to make it a simple
matter for him to find his proper
route. There are numerous clover
leaf traffic intersections and at one
point near the present Navy Offices
traffic lanes will cross one another
on three levels.
Plans now provide for night H.
Elimination of the road by placing
lamps to the right Of motorists using
the various traffic lanes. Thus, 1t is
expected that a system will be
worked out whereby motorists will
have the least possible difficulty in
selecting the proper route at merg-
ing traffic lanes or clover leaf and
other types Of intersections.
The roadways are dsigned so as