Evening star., 1952-12-14


For Maryland Would
Cost S74,51S,OOO
The Regional Highway COM
mittee lists these 33 recommended
projects, costing an estimated
$74,518,000, for suburban Mary
land:
Washington National Pike u. S
24OO) and Connections, a complex
of highways merging in two lines
at the present intersection OF
Seven Locks and Montrose roads
Part one is divided into two
branches. One runs out Rock
Greek Park from EaSt-WeSt high
way across Wisconsin and Con-
necticut avenues extended to the
juncture. on Seven Locks road
This stretch would all be new
construction. Wisconsin avenue
north from Glenbrook Village
would be widened to four lanes
divided, meeting the standard OF
the entire project. Grade separa-
tions at East-West highway, B
g. o. Railroad, Jones Mill road,
Kensington parkway. Connecticut
avenue, Cedar lane, Wisconsin
avenue and Old Georgetown road.
The second branch: From the
District Line, out Massachusetts,
avenue, Pyle avenue, River road,
then along a new line roughly
parallel to Seven Locks road to
the link with the other proposed
turnpike branch. Grade separa-
tions at B g. o. Railroad, River
road and the proposed turnpike,
Bradley boulevard, Bells Mill road
LUX lane and the Seven Locks
road juncture; channelizations at
Goldsboro road and Massachusetts,
avenue, and on River road at Pyle
avenue and Wilson lane. Total
part one cost: $12,017,000.
Part two: Rock Creek Park from
the District Line to East-WeSt
highway; River road from District
Line to Pyle avenue, with a grade
separation over the railroad; eX-
tension of George Washington Me-
mortal parkway along the Poto-
mac River from the District Line
to Cabin John, thence north to
River road. Grade separations at
the north turmoil of the parkway
and at the intersection of Mac
Arthur boulevard. Total part two
cost: $5,943, 900.
Connecticut avenue md. Route
1881, from B. g.. o. Railroad near
Chevy Chase Lake to Plyers Mill
road. Extension of siX-lane high
way with grade separations at pro-
posed Rock Creek parkway and at
B. e.. o. tracks in Kensington. All
part one, costing S1.950,000.
Kensington- Wheaton rOad-Old
BIadensburg road, md. Route
1881, from just south Of Carroll
avenue in Takoma Park to Plyers
Mill road. Widening to four lanes,
with channelizations at Carroll
avenue, Piney Branch road, Coles
vile road, Georgia avenue and
Viers Mill road. Part one project,
costing 81 million.
University Lane md. Route 193)
from Old Bladensburg road in Ta-
koma Park to Colesville road
thence in a new road cut north
east from the Colesville road in
tersection to Just beyond Metzerott
road to proposed clrcumferential
Four lanes all the way the, part
one program covering from west
of the New Hampshire avenue IN
tersection to Colesville road, with
channelization at the latter juno
ton, Riggs road and New Hamp-
shire avenue and a bridge over
Northwest Branch. A portion OF
part one would be partial develop
ment of the extension to Metzer-
oft road. Cost of this part one seq
ment: $1,575,000. The rest OF the
development to Metzerott road
would be part two, as well as the
continuation to the proposed Cir
cumferential route. Part two cost:
$500.000.
New Hampshire Avenue md.
Route $50 and 32O)-Kansas Ave-
nue., widening to six lanes OF the
former thoroughfare from District
Line to Piney Branch road, with
channelizations at Ray road, Uni
versity lane. Piney Branch road
and the Colesville road terminus
This would be part one along with
partial development of Kansas
avenue from District Line to New
Hampshire avenue and Ray road
tuncture. Part one cost: 81 $50. 900
Part two: Remainder of Kansas
avenue development in same area
as well as widening New Hamp-
shire avenue to four lanes between
Piney Branch road and Colesville
road intersection. Cost $844, 900.
COIesville road u. S. 29-Six-
teenth street, the former being
widened to six lanes between
Georgia avenue and White Oak,
with channelizations at Dale
drive, Franklin avenue, Old
Bladensburg road. and the White
Oak terminus tslightly changed
from present intersection align
ment) and a widened bridge over
Northwest Branch. Sixteenth
street would be extended and
widened, underpassing the B. & o.
tracks and being channelized at
Georgia avenue. All part one.
Cost: $2,400,000.
Riggs road md. Route 212)-
Sargent road Md. Route 21D,
the former widened to four lanes
from District LineS to Pisgah
Church road, with channeliza-
tions at Chillum road. Sargent
road and University lane. Exten-
sion of Sargent road from District
line would be wider realigned
and channelized at Riggs road.
All part two, costing $122,000.
U. S. Route ALTERNATE U. S.
l. Thirty eighth street - Queens
Chapel road, in part one schedules
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