Evening star., 1949-08-02
Waldorf 10 T-b
Dua|-Lane Road
Plans Reported
Stote Also to Improve
Route 5 From T-B
To District Line

mission plans to make dual-line
thoroughfare of the Grain high
way between Waldorf and T. B.,
and to improve route S from the
latter point to the District line, a
report to Gov. Lane has disclosed
The report was by Commission
Chairman Robert M. Reindollar In
response to the chief executives
request for information regarding
demands by the Southern Prince
Georges Board of Trade for route
5 improvement.
Coincident with the news of the
report, it was learned the business
men apparently are willing to give
up demands that proposed high
speed artery to replace route .
pass through Clinton and Camp
Springs.
This change of attitude. accord
ing to Board of Trade President
Thomas S. Gwynn, jr.. is predi-
Gated upon the roads commission
meeting the merchants requests
for early" improvement of the
present route S.
Reindollar's Report.
Mr.. Reindollar's report declared
improvements should be made first
to the Grain highway and then
to route S.
This is predicated on the fact
that route 301 (the Grain high
way not only serves local traffic
from Charles County and, in ad-
dition. that local traffic from St.
Marys County from Waldorf to
the north, but it is also the direct
connecting link between the Po-
tomae River Bridge at Morgan
town. and Baltimore.
Further it will be the direct
link in the ultimate coastal high
way which will carry an enormous
volume of traffic upon the COM
pletion of the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge"
Mr.. Reindollar said the stretch
between Waldorf and T. B. is
planned for a dual highway be-
cause those towns are controlling
points for dispersion of traffic.
At Waldorf route leads south to
Point Lookout.
Direct Line to Shore.
In addition, the roads commits
sion chairman stated. proponents
of the Patuxent River Bridge
claim 1t will be the direct line
between Washington, Calvert
County and all of the bayshore
developments in that area.
Under roads commission plans
the proposed high-speed substi-
tute for route 5, between T. B.
and the District would be con-
structed about three-fourths of a
mile east of Clinton and also
would bypass Camp Springs.
The Southern Prince Georges
trade group at first had urged that
at least one lane of the proposed
four-lane highway be built
through Clinton and Camp
Springs. Later the organization
considered backing a wide, two
lane road through the two COM
munities. Finally, however, it was
decided to concentrate efforts in
q campaign aimed at the improve
ment of route 5.
Resolution Adopted.
The board of trade then adopted
q resolution asking that the pres
ent road "be widened at least four
feet: crown removed. major curves
Strengthened, and resurfaced with
bitmuminous asphalt ."
Directed to the governor, and
Representative Sasscer and State
Senator L. Harold Sothoron, the
measure declared feeling of
Illustration permeates
the group in regard to obtaining
road aid from the State admins
tration."
regarding improvement of
route 5, Mr.. Reindollar declared:
1T is not only possible but desir-
able to do some resurfacing and
slight adjustment in the alignment
to put this road, in satisfactory
condition for the traffic which will
use it after construction of new
dual highway on a new location. V
It would be necessary. however
to make surveys before beginning
such project. Mr.. Reindollar said.
For that reason. he added, lit
would be impossible to provide
adequate resurfacing along route