Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
SAB Million
Budget O.K.d
By Department
BY MARY LOU WERNER
>etar stan Correspondent

>StAr stan Corresponoent
RICHMOND. Va, May ia.
Northern Virginia will receive
more than Sc million for primary
highway construction during
1867 under a $43.s million
budget approved here yesterday
by the Virginia State Depart
|ment Of Highways.
The $6 million figure for the
Culpeper district, which en-!
braces Northern Virginia. was
left unchanged from tentative
budget proposals announced two
months ago. Final approval was
given after a sparsely attended
public hearing at which only q
few spokesman appeared from
Northern Virginia Jurisdictions
James A. Anderson. highway
commissioner. said he hoped this
meant Northern Virginia realized
the problem the State has
spreading its highway money,
In the past Northern Virginia.
has been the source Of bitter,
complaints over trafic condiT.
tons. Il
Hirst Speaks Up /!
The few representatives who
did appear from areas near
Washington included Delegate
Omer Hirst of Fairfax County,
former Delegate Edwin c. Lynch
of Fairfax County, delegation;
of businessmen from Vienna
Arlington County Highway Enc
gineer Clifton G. Stoneburnerl
and Arlington Director Of Pub!
lie Services r. M. Writ. I
Mr.. Hirst said he was pleased
with the ALLEGATION set aside for
primary road work in Fairfax
County, but hoped the commits
sion could be more generous In
the future.
Fairfax is getting 8 per cent
of the primary road funds, but,
has 6 per cent of the trafiic, =
noted Mr.. Hirst.
He said he was hopeful the
current legislative study of high
way ALLEGATIONS would result in
more money for such fast-grow-,
ing counties as Fairfax. u
Mr.. Lynch urged the highway
department to work closely with
the Fairfax County Planning
Commission in planning new.
roads.
Widening Asked
The Vienna delegation plead
ed for early widening Of Route
1913. which passes Thorough the
town.
Mr.. Stoneburner urged con-
sideration of two projects not
in the budget: Widening Of Glebe
road from Lee highway to Chain
Bridge and widening Of Lee high
way from Rosslyn westward.
He noted that part Of Glebe
'Iroad already was being widened.
land said it was particularly inn
lportant to widen the remainder
with the Central Intelligence
Agency about to build at Langley.
'IGlebe road would carry trafiic
from parts of northern Virginia
Ito CHA. Mr.. Stoneburner said
Glebe road already was carrying
1000 to 5000 cars a day.
Major Projects
4 Major northern Virginia prof.
ects in the 1867 budget are:
Supplementary appropriation for
Seven Corners interchange.
! 100000; reconstruction Of Route
us north of Leesburg, $500. 900;
Improvements at Route / Pen
lDaw intersection in Fairfax
County. $4,000; continue dual
flaming Of Route 1921 between
'lCentreville and Gainesville,
$500. 900; reconstruction Of Route
'I123 west of Chain Bridge. $780,
1000 Ito take care Of increased
traffic from CIA).
! Also widening of Route 1913 and
curb and gutter work in the town
of Vienna, $4,000; appropriation
tion toward dual-laning Of Route
1886 west of Annandale. $500. 900;
widening of Columbia Pike in
; Arlington County south Of Glebe
lroad. 100000, and widening Of
Lice Highway from Glebe road
westward. 100000.