Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-01-22

forms a "Y" below Seven Locks
Road. One branch curves toward
the present Rockville Pike ire
ferred to above) and joins what
will be dual highway at Mont
rose and Randolph. The other
branch of the new Washington Ma
tional Pike will run approximately
halfway between Potomac and
Beane; will cross River Road
! (Which is to become a dual high
way from that point to the District
Line) and runs into the proposed
George Washington Memorial
Parkway along the Potomac.
The branch which curves into
and crosses 240 continues in a di-
rection between Bethesda and Four
Corners and joins Rock Creek
Parkway.
At the same time, the Commits
sion proposed to build dual cir
cumfarential highway from the
Prince Georges County Line across
the upper reaches of Bethesda and
run it into the proposed George
Washington Memorial Parkway.
Route 81
On Route 81, the Roads Com
mission proposes to acquire rights
of way for a dual highway be-
tween Olney and Glenmont and to
widen and resurface about 21a-
miles of Route 81 between Brooke
vile and Olney.
The old U. S. 20 from the How
ard County Line to White Oak
also would be widened and resur-
faced as would Georgia Avenue
from White Oak.
State Route 1913 between Chevy
Chase and Kensington would be-
come a dual highway under the
Commissions plan. The same
route between Kensington and the
Prince Georges County Line also
would become a dual highway.
The Washington National Pike
rom the Clarksburg interchange
to State 11S at Brink would be
constructed in the first four-year
period as would the same Pike
from Brink to Seven Locks Road.
The Rock Creek Park connection
from the Pike to Route 240 wis
consin Ave.) would be built, as
would it's continuation from Wis
consin to East West Highway and
thence to the District Line.
Wisconsin Ave.
Also planned in the first four
year period is the widening and
resurfacing of Wisconsin Avenue,
from Rock Creek Parkway to Ce-
lar Lane; also River Road from
its intersection with the new
Washington National Pike to the
District of Columbia Line.
At the same time, Route %
from Rockville to Norbeck would
be widened and resurfaced. Route
27, from it's intersection with the
Washington National Pike to Da-
mascus, would be widened from %
to "a feet, resurfac ad and its
curves modified.
In the first four years of the
t2-year program, the State Roads
Commission also plans to construct
two 34-foot lanes from 10th Street
Cd. c. to Georgia Avenue and
East-West Highway.
State Route 1877 from Beane to
U. S. 240, now 20 feet wide, will
become two 34-foot lanes and
Route $50, from its junction with
Route 81 into Rockville, will be
widerad to 4S feet from its pres
ent % 24-foot widths. Resurfac-
ing also is planned.
Route 2S
One mile of Route 2S through
Rockville will be resurfaced;
shoulders on Route 515 from Sill
yer Spring to North Woodside will
be Praded; Route 666, from 1913
20 the B & 0 railroad, will be
widened from Is feet to "a feet
md resurfaced; st. Paul Street
n Kensington will be widened and
~esurfaced and Route 1893 from
Burtonsville to the Prince Georges
County Line will be widened four
Feet and resurfaced. Curves also
will be modified on this stretch.
Route 2S from the Frederick
County Line to Darrastown, some
1922 miles, will be resurfaced. The
Seneca Creek Bridge also will be
widened.
Deferments
Some 23 additional projects for
Montgomery County We're consid-
cred and deferred by the State
Roads Commission in its 12-year
plan.
These include widening of Route
109 from Poolesville towards Ed
wards Ferry. Similar improve
ments to Route ia from Gathers
burg to Goshen and Route 121,