Evening star., 1953-01-07
State 10 Push Work
In Spring on Part
Of Marlboro Pike
By J. l. Michael

Prince Georges County today
has State Roads Commission as
surance that the $430,000 i'm
provement of Marlboro pike
from the District line to Walker
Mill road will be pushed in early
spring.
Drainage installations and
utility relocations will continue
through the winter on the 1.3-
mile segment but resurfacing is
considered impracticable in cold
weather.
Roads Commission Chairman
Russell H. Mccain, his associate,
w. Avery Hall, and Chief En-
gineer William F. Childs an
nounced the decision yesterday
to the five county commissioners
and Arthur F.. Tayman. head of
the county Public Works De-
partment.
Coordinate Highway Plans.
The two groups met in Balti-
more to coordinate State and
County highway programs for
the current year.
Immediate and long-range
plans for other county arteries
were outlined in a session topped
by discussion of Peace Cross flood
problems and the Commissions
12-year. $568 million roads pro-
lection.
OF the total. $82 million would
be spent in Prince Georges and
about the same amount in Mont
gomery County.
Referring to the Statewide
program, Mr.. Mccain said:
Maryland has its chance now
If the Legislature approves it
the States will move toward one
of the finest roads systems in
the country"
He mentioned the fact that
Prince Georges will pay only
$95. 900 of the Marlboro pike i'm
provement, for whcih more than
$250,000 was spent for rights of
way alone.
Sees Good Deal"
"You made a good DEAL" he
told county commissioners.
Mr.. Mccain said the COM
mission has prepared plans for
elevation of Route l at Peace
Cross, but he made it clear that
no decisions as to feasibility
have been made and that no
money for such work has been
appropriated.
Residents of the Edmonston
area have registered protests,
he said. This brought COM
ment from County Commission
er Edward j. Waters that OBJ
jectors are fewer than the num-
ber who would benefit.
Commissioners Thomas E.
Latimer and w. Everett Marion
expressed the view that expendi-
ture of the $750,000 necessary
for the project might indefinite
ly delay dredging of the Ana
costa River, the only final solu-
ton as they see it. The roads
officials agreed.
Mr.. Latimer remarked that
Route / has been raised at Peace
Cross twice within his memory
and each time relief has been OF
short duration.
Money spent for that purpose
now would be more or less
wasted" Mr.. Marion said.
New Hampshire Avenue Project
Two authorizations were
given last week. the roads group
said, for widening shoulders OF
New Hampshire avenue. between
the District and the Montgomery
County line in 1858. Improve
ment of this route will continue
through Montgomery to Avon
dale on a high priority rating
Another high priority project
but not included in this years
program. is giving Queens Cha
pei road dual lanes from Hamil-
ton street to the Baltimore
boulevard. The improved road
would have 16-foot median
strips. The State would moi
build sidewalks.
The State commissioners told
Mr.. Waters that maintenance
work on Edmonston road, from
Greenbelt road to Kenilworth
interchange. would begin as
soon as weather permits.
The State Roads Commission
will have nothing to do with
the current squabble over the
proposed Berwyn dip" in the
Interbelt Freeway.
The chairman told reporters
his agency is studying the prac-
ticability Of reducing the $1.2s
toll charge on the Patuxent
River Bridge.