Evening star., 1943-07-11
Planning Postwar CAPITAL

ana ROCK Greek ana potomac parkway
NV. in 1910 was designed to ultimately
become an integral part Of the K street
elevated highway. This will result in
structural changes being reduced to a
minimum when the elevated highway is
constructed from that point westward.
Funds have been provided for and work
is, at the present time. proceeding on
working drawings and specifications for
the following projects:
South Capitol Street Bridge across
the Anacostia River. from the vicinity
of P street to plaza at the northern
edge of the Naval Air Station.
Bridge to replace present Four
teenth Street Bridge across the Po-
tomac River.
Dupont Circle underpass.
Eastern section of the K street
trunk highway, from the vicinity of
Twelfth street NV to Florida avenue
NE. and to Fifteenth and H streets
NE, including a grade-separation
structure at this point.
Western section of the K street
trunk highway, from the vicinity of
Twentieth street NV. westward un-
der Washington Circle to point at
about Twenty street.
Other Plans Underway.
Still other plans are currently in prog
ress for the construction and improve
ment of sections of radial highways main
arteries and lesser structures, including
intersection changes, throughout the
District of Columbia.
A few of the major highway projects
for which working drawings will shortly
be completed are as follows:
Massachusetts, avenue NV, Ne
braska avenue to D. c. line
West Virginia avenue NE, Mount
Olivet road to New York avenue.
Reno road NV, Rodman street to
Nebraska avenue.
Sheriff road NE, Minnesota avenue
to D. c. line
Forty-ninth street NE. Sheriff road
to Eastern avenue.
Dalecarlia parkway NV, Western
avenue to Loughboro road.
Weaver street NV, Loughboro road
to Conduit road
Alabama avenue Sc, Nichols av-
enue to Good Hope road.
Eastern avenue NE. and NV, New
Hampshire avenue to Laurel street.
Division avenue NE, East Capitol
street to Sheriff road.
Sixth street NV, M street to Rhode
Island avenue.
M street Sc, Fourth street to
Eleventh street.
Massachusetts avenue NV, First
street to Seventh street.
Fifteenth street NV, Massachu-
sets avenue to Florida avenue.
The act making appropriations for
the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year ls43 provided a fund of s150,000
for the preparation of plans for projects
included in our highway development
program. In addition to this fund there
is sum of $50 900 contained in the act
making appropriations for the Dis
trict of Columbia during 1914 which
can be used for the same purpose. With
these sums available, even conceding
our ldCk Ol peISOIlIlel uuc w tllc CllIly
of many employees into the armed forces
of the United States, it is anticipated
that much can be accomplished in the
way of providing completed plans for
postwar projects
1t is our earnest desire and the most
economical course which can be pursued
to have backlog of projects ready for
actual construction when the war is
over and such work can be undertaken.
This will mean vast saving in time
which would otherwise be consumed in
the preparation of such plans and will
allow our program to be carried to COM
pletion in record time This is of the
utmost Importance to our entire COM
munity.
1t is believed that the present situa-
tion differs from that which existed
during and after the last World War
In that, at the present time, there are