Evening star., 1954-05-13
$12,776,255
Road Projects
Under Way
Maryland Reports
4-Month Progress
In 12-Yeur Program
Special Dispoteh 10 The Ssor

BALTIMORE, May 13.-The
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion announced today that con-
tracts totaling $12,776,255 for
road improvement projects in
counties in the Washington area
had been awarded or advertised
by the end of the first four
months of the States 12-year
road program.
The commission said $6 mil
lion in contracts have been ad-
vertised in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, 4,049,-
214 in contracts have been
awarded for improvements in
four Southern Maryland coun-
ties. and $2.727 .041 in contracts
have been authorized for How
ard, Frederick and Carroll
Counties.
Is Projects in Two Counties.
The commission said the i'm
provementS in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties are in
cluded in 18 projects. Eleven of
these are primary roads i'm
provements, and seven for i'm
provements to the secondary
system.
In addition to the 18 projects,
the commission said two Federal
aid secondary projects, financed
jointly with Federal funds from
Prince Georges County's allo-
cation of State secondary funds,
have been advertised and will be
awarded soon. These contracts
are for improvements along May
hew road.
In Southern Maryland, the
commission, said projects in
Anne Arundel County, part of
which have been completed,
amount to $1.874,181.
Charles County projects total
$1,204,447 st. Marys County
projects total 1868 ,696, and CAL
vert County projects amount to
$306,780, the commission said.
IL Road Contracts Let.
The commission said that in
District Z. comprising Carroll,
Frederick and Howard Counties,
IL contracts for road improve
ments already have been
awarded. and two are expected
to be awarded soon.
The contracts include $472,-
628 in Carroll County; $1,494,-
663 in Frederick County, and
$759,750 in Howard County.
In another phase of its 12-
year program, the commission
has asked for bids by June
on construction of a 14.7-mile
Queen Anne's County segment
OF the new Eastern Shore ex-'
pressway between the Chesa-
peake Bay bridge and the Della
ware line at Warwick.
When completed, the express
will offer high speed connec-
tion between the big bridge ac-
ross the Delaware River near
Newcastle and the Chesapeake
Bay bridge.
The List of Projects.
Projects in each of the coun-
ties, with costs, are as follows:'
Montgomery County Washington Ma
tional Pike-bridge at Md. 118. $134.-
329; Washington National Piks@bridge
miles. Washington National Pike-Md'
Route 12l to Md. Route 11S, S1,632,-
as asT MuSdS hrsIcp Nat National
ington National Pike-bridge over Great
Seneca Creek, $312. .422: Washington Ma
2SF mss ss Wassnston rqsd Ns
tionai Pike-Md. Route lis to north of
Nd; Route 124, 81 ,333, ,443; Washington
694; 0.6 miles. connection between Nd.
1.12, miles, Md. 515-Silver Spring to
north Woodside, $22, 900: Md 2S-bridse
sraneh, iSs; 6S ePafs mfIes, Max Md. 2s@ sno
Fred. FgEgesd.eFick County line to ,DIarnestown.
Route S2O to Route 516. $1s,527: II
miles; Nd, dd1lS. Washington National
AdvertisedEnot awarded-2.41 miles,
Washington National Pike north Of
Maryland Route 124 to north Of Shady
Grove road. $1,000, 900.
MONTGOMERY County total. $500. 100.
Prince Georges County-U. s. l.
Howard County line to- D. G. line
2o6mMd. Route S'C; 4os to M Nd. Route Route 41S. S.
S54145.
Prince Georges County total. $780,