Evening star., 1949-04-24
President Urged
To Support Fund
For Expresswdy
II Millions Sought
By Follon: Moylond
Awords Controets
ey pss S. Wsrse

Representative FA&1en. INsus-
Graf. O. Maryland. Yesterday As-
peaied 70 President Truman -
back an immediate oil 900 60
appropriation 10 speed eoapAesaoa
Of the WasAInEicn hAislraase
ExpywSxwas a. tho Maryland stats
Roads Commission announced
award Of o. SOC. GOO tn constxuetaoa
On the protect
The wesg tot ~hseh contracts
were announced all carry ths
divided expTeSsSaS from the Bal
tlnore City Tine 10 Hanover Road,
a distance Of slightly more than
eight miles, and II Is planned 70
link the nsw route at this point
with Jeasup near Fort Meade.
some four and n quarter miles
nearer Washington,
Robert NJ RelnaollAE, chairman
OF the Maryland commission. said
another construction contract for
about 81 .ooo. 600 gill be let soon.
The route wtll give access 10 ths
new international Airport st
Friendship ana connect with tire
Federal section" Of the express
way between Washington and Fort
Meade,
Cites Several FACTORS.
In his letter 10 tho President.
Mr.. FaIlon outlined several rea-
sons for completing the express
highway ''now~~nei 10 or Is years
from now" These included next
years Sesaaicentsnnial eeiehrs-
ton of the foundlng OF The Ma
tional Capital and The need 10
relieve tfaffe on Route /, de-
scrieed as notorious for its con
gested conditions. hish fatality
rate and unxiRhtiiness"
Mr.. Reindoliar Said the Mary.
land stretch will be- the finest
highway of lis type yet built"
Plans are for two 34-foot rein.
forced concrete ieanes separated
by o parkway iis feet wide. With
the driving area 20 be widened 10
two S0-foot lanes In the section
nearest Baltimore.
Mr.. Falion estimated that the
total cost of the Maryland section
would be sis.3sT. .sao with the as
sistance of Federal road funds.
He pointed out that the &C mile
stretch from The Baltimore City
line 20 the airport at Friendship
is already under eonstr1lcsion, In
eludins bridges and srsdf separa-
tons.
The state Of Maryland" he
added. has contracted 10 fxpend
more ON in i2-mile section than
the Federal Governments has on
It's is-rniie section of ths park'
way"
Rixhs. ef way ArssireA.
The right way for the Fed
erai section OF the espressxay, be-
tween the District line tat Ana
costa Park, and Port Meade has
been acquired and six miles Of
this has been graded. This was
done. Mr.. Faiion recalled. under
an executive order Of former
President Roosevelt. back In ias2.
allocating 81. 900 900 for this work.
He made q special point Of this
in his appeal 10 President Truman
TO aid In pushing the project TO
completion.
Mr.. Fallon. chairman Of tina
Roads subcommitsee Of the House
Public Works Committee. said .
majority of the committee fayufs
completion Of the road and the
quicker the better" The CON.
mittee now Ia eonsidering o meas
ure 10 transfer permanent con-
troll over the Federal section OF
the parkway 70 the National Park
Service, which has jurisdiction
over the George Washington MI
mortal Parkway 10 Mount vernon
and other parks and pathways
Funds Necessary.
But the enactment OF this bill.
he brought out. would not Of itAslf
permit the immediate resumption
OF work on The washing,on-Fort
Meade section. II the proposed
sii 900 900 supplemental funds
we're granted. however. he said.
the Public Roads Administration
which has temporary iurisdiciiac
over the section and could irn-
usediateiy resume work.
Maj. Gen. u. q. Grant. III.
chairman Of the Nationsi Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
and other offseials. the letter
brought out. testified before The
Public Roadx Committee that
Route waa zone Of the raoss
crowded and dangerous roads In
the country" was the scene of
many accidents. and though ons
Of the most important 1afnn
arteries In this area. was 80 most
inadequate.
The necessity for completion a.
the nex. modern artery. ME.
Fallen said. "sas conceded ~