Evening star., 1952-02-11
Action !. in Week
Dueon Maryland
Roads Program
ReeionoI Committee
Gets Prince Georges
And Montgomery Plon

program Tor montgomery anO
Prince Georges Counties is expect
ed to be acted on this week by the
Regional Highway Planning COM
mittee.
The program already has been
approved by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and submitted to the
Maryland State Roads Commis-
sion.
Two major cross county road
ways-an inter-county freeway
and a eross-county highway con-
Meeting principal communities
are the leading projects involved.
Would Circle Entire Area.
The Inter-county freeway would
link the National pike with the
Baltimore Washington parkway
and ultimately circle the entire
Maryland Metropolitan Area.
The Cross county highway would
provide a new link between heavily
populated Silver Spring, Takoma
Park, Chillum. Hyattsville and
Riverdale.
Also proposed are the extension
OF Sixteenth street and Connecti-
cut avenue.
And the report urges early COM
pletion of the new national pike
as the replacement for the present
Route $40.
The program, prepared under
direction of the Maryland COM
missions planning director, Fred
w. Tuemmler. has been under
consideration by the Regional
Highway Planning C m mitt e e
since last week.
Approval Indicated.
It was submitted to the Mary
land State Roads Commission
January %, and officials there in
dicated approval of several of the
projects, Mr.. Tuemmler said.
These included the Cross-County
highway, Sixteenth street and
Connecticut avenue extensions
and completion of the National
pike.
"A spokesman for the Regional
Planning Committee today dis
closed there is some disagreement
in his group about the cross-coun-
ty routing, however.
The committee, now preparing
its own area program to dovetatl
with the new District highway
program, will meet Friday on the
new county program. A Mary
land State Roads Commission rep
resentative is one of the seven
committee members.
Relocation in Prince Georges.
In addition to the projects
mentioned, the program proposes
prompt completion of the con-
nections for the Baltimore Wash
ington parkway and Annapolis
freeway.
In Prince Georges County. i'm
portant features are the reloca-
ton of River road-Edmonston
road and development Of Univer-
sity lane with a cutoff to Byrd
Stadium at the University OF
Maryland.
All the projects mentioned are
listed for immediate action. A
second group Of projects is pro-
posed for later development.
Mr.. Tuemmler. in his report.
warned that existing and foresee-
able funds will not cover the pro-
gram.
The planning director cited a
population increase from 174,00O
to $4,000, or Ills per cent. in
the two Maryland counties from
1910 to 1850.
Merely Advisory.
Action of the regional group
the same which recently proposed
O $140 million road program for
the Districts advisory only. The
Maryland Roads Commission and
the Federal Government must
provide the funds for the con-
struction and make the final de-
cisions.
The regional planning commit
tee now is preparing its own pro-
gram for both nearby Maryland
and Virginia, to dovetail with the
District program. This Is expected
to be ready within two months.
according to Garland MARBLE,
technical director.
Major Projects Listed.
The following are the major
projects listed in the program for
the first five years in both coun-
ties:
washington National pike---River road
via Thomas Branch. Cabin BTanGn an9
5oglsy Branch byPssstnft teSminas
Germantown road southwest Of Hendsrsons
Corner. A limited access divided highMay.
Wisconsin svenue at Grosvenor lane. north:
west to WASHINGTON National pike soaln & o.
Intersection Of Montrose roag ana r;,t1 SSrS1
Locks road. win be part OF An'er-I0un''
Inter County belt frssway-Washhiinsttocn stcn
National pike 70 saIsioreewS ~ nqoncssS % %Potomsc
Riyer-shepherds Landing bridge. -
YORK avenue extended to Jessups road
(Fort Meade). Nov under constructlon; }
washington Annapolis freeway sag.
Washington PARKWAY, henhyortt ~
fnterchange to present terminus ~ Hou'e
suitIand parkway-South Capitol street
bridge to Marlboro road, Camp Andrews
Brandywine road (Braneh avenue1It
Woods Corner to Floral PARK ROAD ~
r b. junction with Route 30l.
Indian Head highway-Livingston ROAD
Forest Heights to Piscataway creek.
Prince Georges Proposals.
The following additional prof.
ects are proposed for Prince
Georges County:
New Hampshire avenue. District line u
MONTGOMERY line-divided hiRhway.
Riggs road, District line to Nortnwes
brench-diyided hi6aTa{Ai Cn {Ai.u,,.on street Z,
AiIiniversity lane. Old Bladensburg roas
IA Intercounty Freeway-dual highway.
Cross-county highway - Montgomer!
County line to Baltimore parkway via sligt
Creek parkway; ,East-West nignMay, AScl ~
WvSesfth. GUIDE and Heurich tracts. colesyill,
road RittenhouSe street. Riverdale road Y
Baltimore Washington parkway; diyid
"a midway on all new construction; Wloen
ing elsewhere. viii replace present East
west highway from Silver spfins y
siss River road. Edmonsson roadm;Riysr road r99,ssd
is1iSSfiK tiaTousS iKeniiWorth intefshanee new riEh
Al wav frnm baltimore .WaShinRton PARK