Evening star., 1941-07-31
Prince Georges
Plan Would Aid
Capital Traffic
Board Is Considering
Alternate Highway
Truyersing County

A master plan of operation. IN
cluding a proposed alternate road
system to relieve traffic on the three
major highways passing through
Prince Georges County. Nd, into
Washington, was discussed by the
county's Advisory Board Yesterday
with a view toward submitting the
plan to the county commissioners.
The Advisory Board, created under
the terms of the S8OO00O improve
ments bill passed at the recent
session OF the Legislature. is au-
thorlzed to make recommendations
for spending the funds subject 10
the approval of the county commiS-
sioners.
The road project in the plan is
aimed a relieving traffic on the
Washington Baltimore Boulevard,
Defense Highway and Central ave-
nue and was drawn up by the board s
engineer, Prot. Milton A PYLE. It's
completion would require both
county and State financial assist
ance in addition to funds derived
from issuance of $500 900 worth Of
bonds under the terms of the i'm
provementS bill. County and State
aid IS sought on the ground that
much of the traffic on these high
ways originates outside Of the
county.
Sidewalk Program Included.
The master plan also embraces
other suggested Improvements which
have reached the board. including a
comprehensive sidewalk construction
program to reduce the number Of
pedestrian fatalities on county high-
ways.
1t was indicated Yesterday that
approximately S300000 to $3.50 600
will be spent during the first wear
OF the two-year life of the $500 600
improvement program. Funds Will
be allocated on an approximately
pro rata basis among the various
improvement categories outlined in
the bill
These items and their entire allot-
mentS under the bill are. Road i'm
prOVements, $1,000 park improve
ments. S250,000 treatment of dan
gerous roads, $4,000, purchase of
future Fairgrounds 100000: roadside
Improvements. $4,000: road lighting.
$4,000, and purchase or condemna-
tlen of unsightly roadside buildings
or billboard sites, S50000
In connection with the sidewalk
construction program it was decided
TO request the State Roads Commits
sion for financial assistance in pro-
viding a standard 4-foot way for
pedestrians.
Many Suggestions Made.
Suggestions for sidewalks which
have been submitted to the board
are as follows: Powder Mil road
from the Washington Baltimore
boulevard TO the BeltSville School.
HyattSvllle TO the District line via
Columbia avenue and Queens
Chapel road; Defense Highway from
BladenSburg TO Landover Hills:
Central avenue from Addison
Chapel road TO Capitol Heights:
the road fronting Maryland Park
High School to Central avenue:
Marlboro Pike from the MARYLAND
Club Gardens to the District line:
Wells avenue from the Washington
Baltimore boulevard to Edmonston
road and Rushe road from Univer-
Sity drive to the University Park
School.
Other suggestions included con-
, struction of sidewalks on the Wash
ington- Baltimore boulevard to link
up incorporated towns along the
highway from Hollywood to the
District line and provision for a
Sidewalk along EdmonSton road
| through Rogers Heights.
Before the board submits its plan
TO the county commissioners it will
conduct a hearing at which the
public will have opportunity to
make suggestions and voice opin-
ions in connection with various as
poets of the proposed project.
In connection with the alternate
road plan, while board members
cited a need for a 100-foot right of
way for improvement of existing or
new roads, it was conceded that so
feet would be an adequate mini
mum. The roads would be "a feet
wide with 10-foot shoulders and
would be supported by 5-foot drain
age bitches with additional space
for sidewalks and parking.