Evening star., 1955-01-02
Is Area Road Jobs
Costing s59. | Million
Listed BY Maryland
tcontinued from PAGE Alb

tetn..Is......, f,.,.,,. laarn fA
sie1 .-o 80
FOR I bridge IL cedar lane. Mean
while. SURVEYS. plans and land
ac0lIisition Il Under way for the
33-niIe circupnferentfal roadway.
F0iIoWiiar are the is major
projects 0n which construction
viii Be let this year:
p,.,.- s,..s -, 4. s.,.,,.,..,,. ,.,,,,. Z.
let lor improving River road IS
4 city street for 4 short distance
beyond the District line through
q vily-developed area. and
from that point 81 d dual high
way ID Just beyond Goldsborn
road. IN subsequent wears. the
dual highway win be extended to
the west leg Of u. s. Route $40
and win be linked also to an ex-
tension Of Massachusetts avenue.
distance: III miles. cost: ii. d
million.
osw..t,,,,to,, ni..,.,.,-p,,,. e,
SyROute 240). This new d,,al ex.'
pfessWay now 4 cofnuIeted frosY,
lust south 81 frederick to Oid
Germantown road tRoute ii8,.
It Is under construction from
Route lib to north OF Falls road
near Rockville, rine-mile
stretch to be finished late this
year.
This year, contracts win Be let
~ extend II from Falls road
solthward to Tuckef11lan lane.
and from there southeastMarfi
70 Wisconsin avenue near Rock
Creek Park. At Wisconsin, the
Route 240 southeast leg will con-
meet at 9 big interchange with
the second proposed Inter- county
+ freeWay. At Tuckern1an
: seeona tes ol noupe ~
y = 2lilt iater olrectiy SOUTH
eIa e sne Fosonac RIVER q
nln JOIN.
sDistatlce Of construction under
WY or new construction: l4.3
miles. Cost: $40 million.
s Wisconsin avenue (old
Rniite 210) New contract Tor
extension "a 4 dual hirhway
fron1 the e,,d of the present d,,al
rnad near Rosedafi street "a "a
Rorrv;Ile nistance. 6lL miles
cost. s2 al, flto
ro,r...;a,,. . Z ma
nl,dershurr roaA :. JInivereitv
i.rs a 1r,o,,ts 100, New contracts ~ +
@ t,,,s usor r,,ll start constr1,ction 4 m i
=, 49, ss,,s,o, r sactic,,s ~ u,hat viii
= - : - ,,a,,, S,,aI siohnav axtenS- !
- - =, nv 80 49, r,av ~ s,o,,, Ssnevv
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..ssV ~. A'aAe = M -
~
Ine dual-roaa constructloh
VIII extend ~ miles on Connec-
ticut avenue rom .Chevy Cnase
Lake 70 kensington, along Olo
Bladensburg road n sectlons g
Wheaton. Four Corners, Me
Prince Georges County line ane
University lane, ana tnen along
UNIVERSITY lane 70 CoieSviiie roaa
near Maryland university. lhe
construction VIII take e. ieast
Two years, but all VIII pe con-
tracted Tor this year.
distance: III miles. Cost, ny
million.
5. University lane lrelocated) !.
This new road. under contract.
will be finished this year. Con-
Meeting with improved Route
1893. It will leave existing Univer-
sity lane near Colesyille road.
pass behind Byrd Stadium and
Ink with U 3. Route I near
Metzerott ROAD.
ssaus s.s.,,ss,. ~ ss'
= nsn.n ~ p..,.. 90 r,a,.t,,,..
a. -" .,,ss .s - s,,.I $500 s,..'.a y :,
@ ~. - ,a ss.is nsW n... 1~as p,,,.snns. wss
,,Hm VII. 10y - ~. 9ss,,srcrost ~ a Sc san,ss s .
,,,,,, @ 4, w,,, hs t,nsshsS 4 this wear
under q new contract, the dual
road win be continued through
White Oak TO Sligo Creek park
way. following the general Line
Of old Route 20.
Total distance: 81 miles. Cost,
$4.b million,
Z. viers MIN road tRoute 5S6).
A new contract viii permit con-
struction as dual highway from
Georgia avenue TO Viers NIL