Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-08

ROBERTSON said. include:
IAN expressway along New York
avenue from the inner loon
downtown eastward to the Balti-
more Washington parkway, an
expressway from the inner loop
to Maryland Route 24O west OF
the city. an Anacostia freeway
along the river from the pro-
posed Jones Point Bridge to
Maryland highways to the north,
a replacement for tie old trestlc-
topped Fourteenth street Po-
tomac River bridge, a twin"
bridge to the existing Eleventh
street span over the Anacostia
River. and an elaborate cross
town" system of four, improved
one-way streets between Rock
Greek and the Soldiers Home
grounds.
Following is tine District High
way Departments $40 million
schedule for specific projects
through the 1860 fiscal year:
INTER STATE SYSTEM
tS1O2.8 Million)
Southwest freeway portion
South Capitol street to the
Washington channel, to start
this year-S15.3 million.
Anacostia freeway to start
this year-$19.9 million.
New Fourteenth street Poto-
mac River Bridge-Sll million
District has asked Congress to
make change in language of
authorization act so construction
can start this year. Money is
available.
Bridge over Washington Chan
mel to connect Southwest freeway
With Fourteenth Street Potomac
bridges, to start this year--$9.1
million.
Constitution avenue bridge
over Potomac and approach
roads-$24.5 million. Congress
must resolve issues of precise
'oute, and whether bridge will
nave draw span. In addition, a
irive is expected to substitute a
tunnel for the bridge. City
construction to start
after July l.
Southeast freeway. between
South Capitol and Seventh street
Sc, to start after July $40
million.
Land acquisition for Inner
oop" expressway east leg from
Eleventh Street Bridge to M
street Sc, to start after July /
900.
New Eleventh Street bridge
over Anacostia, to start after
July 1-S3.l million.
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 1915
Southeast fretway, between
Seventh and Eleventh streets
Sc, to start in fiscal year 1859
$50 million.
These projects are eligible for
Federal aid on a $3.50 matching
basis. Most Of the improvements
onsist of widening existing
To be started during current
fiscal year ending next June 80:
Military road NV, Georgia
avenue to Twenty-seventh street,
S2.4 million: East-West route
through Soldiers Home grounds,
I'll million. and extension from
Park place to Klingle road, S2.7
million: Deane avenue NE, Sill
Rhode Island avenue.
Logan Circle to Fourth street
Ne. SIS million; North Capt.
,ol street. Michigan to Hawaii
venues, $1.4 million: Michigan
avenue NE, Fourth street to
District line, SIG million; YER
mont and Sherman avenues. K
street to Grant Circle, Sill mil
ion; Park place. Michigan ave-
1ue to Grant Circle. 100000:
RosSlyn Plaza improvement,
Fourteenth and Seven
.eenth streets NE. and Sc.
Bladensburg road NE,
rwenty-fourth place to District
inc, 100000; Alabama avenue
Sc, Nichols avenue to District
line. 100000.
To be started during 1858 fis-
cal year:
Overpass. South Capitol and
NJ streets, 100000; Rhode Is
land avenue. Fourth street NE.
to District line, SIS million;
viaduct improvement. Benning
road and Kenilworth avenue.
$500 North Capitol street,
Hawaii avenue to District line,
$2.9 million. and from Louisiana
to Michigan avenue. $l.9 million;
NJ street NV, Twenty-ninth to
streets, $1,000;
underpass, Minnesota and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, 81 million;
inner loop Southeast freeway
Gland acquisition only Eleventh
street to Pennsylvania avenue. 81
million.
To be started during 1859 ifs
cal year:
Inner loop east leg, Southwest
freeway to Independence avenue.
SILL million; Southeast freeway.
Eleventh street to Pennsylvania
avenue construction, $2.2 mil
lion; Central avenue NE. East
Capitol street to District line.
100000.
Tomorrow: Maryland's Long
Overdue Roads.
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