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trict money could be allotted to
each project.
This is a major problem. One
headache is that the city must
be sure it has enough of its
own funds each year to match"
the millions in Federal aid. An
other is that Federal aid money
must be committed for expendi-
ture within two years Of the
time it is received.
Still another headache is that
the District may not be able to
take full advantage. during the
next few years, of the fact that
Federal aid can pay for 80 per
cent of the cost of projects on
the interstate" system.
This year, for example, the
District has a whopping total of
S44.5 million available for roads,
and a number of the city's most
pressing projects are interstate"
roads which would qualify for the
80 per cent aid. But only $6.3
million of the $44.5 million avail
able is interstate" aid money
So the city may have to spend
much more than 10 per cent of
its own funds on some of these
projects.
Schedule Highly Tentative
Engineer Com m stone r
Thomas A. Lane stressed that
the new 13-year schedule of pro-
jects and financing is highly
tentative.
He said he intends to review it
early this week. and put it before
the Board of Commissioners for
consideration before it's details
are made public.
The interstate" System-key
to the new Nation wide Federal
aid programs a 41,000-mile
network intended by the act to
be finished in Is years. Roads
on this system, connecting major
traffic points all over the coun-
try, must all be divided high
ways, four, six or eight lanes
wide with limited access" The
stricteSt design standards" win
assure safety. comfort and speed.
This means. when the system
is finished, that a Washington
motorist could drive to Miami
or Chicago-on one-Way super
highways without hitting a
traffic light. any cross traffic, or
making a stop unless he desires.
Washington has eight major
projects on the lin Arstate" sys-
tenn, covering 284 miles.
Interstate" Aid Projects
Following are the major Dis
trict projects accepted by the
Federal Government as qualify
ing for interstate" aid funds.
l. Most portions of the Inner
loop" eXpresSway. Excluded are
several Northeast Southeast Sec
tons, and Independence avenue
between Twelfth street and the
Lincoln Memorial, which is to be
improved by the National Park
Service.
2. The Anacostia freeway, car
rying the new Jones Point
Bridge traffic between the Dis
trict line and Kenilworth avenue
along the Anacostia River.
8. New York avenue NE. from
Florida avenue to Bladensburg
road.
New Eleventh st. Bridge
4. A new Eleventh street Sc.
(Anacostia) bridge.
S. The new Constitution ave-
nue. bridge over the Potomac
River near the Lincoln Memorial
6. A replacement for the old
trestle-topped Fourteenth street
bridge.
z. A bridge over Washington
Channel to connect the South
west freewaye "a part of the
"inner loop") with the two Four
teenth street Potomac bridges.
8. A new expressway between
Washington Circle and the Dis
trict line to connect with the
west leg Of Maryland's new U. S
Route 240. One possibility is
that Canal road, near Key
Bridge, might be converted to
a high-quality expressway to
serve as part Of this route. But
the Highway Department in
tends to hire consultant this
month to make a complete study
of various routes.
Some Funds to Be Shifted
Congress approved expendi-
ture Of District funds durins
the next IL months to begin
work on many of these Inter
state" projects, but city moneS