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be built gradually during the
next rs years to carry the auto
mobiles of an estimated popula-
ton of $4,000.
In case the anticipated auto
mobile traffic becomes too much
for daily travels to Government
jobs in Washington, the plan
recommends reservation of So
foot center strips in major high
ways which could serve as rail
, beds for commuter trains.
Five "SpOkes" Proposed.
Five Of the proposed new roads
are classed as arterial highways.
They spread out into the county
like spokes in a wheel, with
Washington and its environs as
the hub. Arterial highways are
described as limited access, four
lane divided freeways with right
of ways varying from 212 to 300
feet.
Approximate locations Of the
five arterial highways in the pro-
| posed Fairfax master plan are as
follows:
No. l begins at the Arlington
expressway, extends westward
into Fairfax County between
Leesburg and Georgetown turn
pixies, merging with the Leesburg
turnpike just north of Vienna.
No. 2 begins at the Arlington
expressway and extends west
ward all the way through Fairfax
County midway between Lees
burg and Little River turnpikes.
skirting just north of Vienna and
just south of Floris.
No. 3 begins at the Arlington
expresSway and moves in a
southwest direction through the
county. It crosses Little River
turnpike just east Of Annandale
and follows the route of old
Braddock road beginning just
south of Annandale. This gen.
orally follows the proposed Mon
ticello highway route.
No. 4 begins at the southern
edge of the Arlington expressway
and extends southwark into Fair.
fax County between Shirley and
Route /, merging with Shirley
highway near Fort Belvoir.
No. S is the shortest one, ex-
tending south from Route 236 in
Alexandria and passing between
Route l and the Potomac River.
It joins with Route l south Of
Mount Vernon.
Two Semi Circular Roads.
Two circumferential highways
through the county are proposed.
One is the much discussed SEMI
circular freeway between the
proposed Cabin John and Jones
Point Bridges, passing just west
Of Annandale as it curves from
one end of the county to the
other.
The other is a completely new
recommendation. which the plan
ners refer to as the Difficult Run
OK road distributor. 1t arcs
through the western half of the
county, beginning at the Poto-
mac River near Seneca, passing
through Forestville, curving Just
west of the town of Fairfax and
merging with Route l just south
of Fort Belvoir.
Other primary highway recon-
mendations of the master plan
are circular bypass around
Annandale, another Route 29-211
bypass around Fairfax, an ac-
cess road to Burke Airport from
the proposed Monticello highway,
and an extension of Route %
from Centerville to Herndon.
A new road classed as a Sec
ondary parkway is proposed along
Holmes Run, Lemon road, Edsall
road and Little Hunting Creek.
It begins at the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway, which
the Government plans to build
along the Potomac River on the
northern side Of the county. and
extends south to Route l near
Little Hunting Creek.
Six other new secondary roads
with 100-foot rights-of-way are
proposed. and major improve
ments are recommended for more
than three dozen existing Sec
ondary roads.
County Powerless.
The problem is that Fairfax
County has no assurance 1t ever
can expect to see all the high
ways its planners recommend.
Fairfax has no highway program
of its own, having voted by ref
more than 20 years ago
to leave all road construction up
to the State under the so-called
Byrd road plan. There is no way
the county can step out Of the
State roads program in the abb
sence of enabling legislation.
Fairfax planners say the State
has co-operated in the prepara-
ton of the McHugh highway
plan. State road officials have
indicated their willingness to go
along with the countys recon-
as funds become
According to county
calculations, enough gasoline
and other taxes should be coll
Iected by the State from Fairfax
County motorists during the next
Is years to build the entire sys-
tenn recommended by Mr.. Nc
Hugh, The county's problem is
now to get that money ear
marked for Fairfax. Meanwhile,
,he county can see to 1t that
ights-of-way are reserved for
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