Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-20

Herbert c. Wells, chairman of
way cutting through Rock
Creek Park.
Another Route 240 link would
run along the Potomac River.
District Highway Director j. N.
Robertson reported details Of
this plan must await a study by
his consulting firm, the Clark
son Engineering Corp, due next
week.
But the Maryland contingent
opposed this second river route
anyway, according to Robert o.
Bonnell, chairman of the Mary
land State Roads Commission.
if it duplicated the George
Washington Memorial Parkway
line by the river.
I'VE are unalterably opposed
to the construction of two
facilities between Cabin John
Creek and the D. c. line" said
Mr.. Bonnell. Such a course
would be a useless duplication.
economically unsound. traffic.
wise unjustified and would I'M
necessarily disturb and disrupt
a large number of valuable
properties occupied by tax-pay-
ing citizens of Maryland" Mr..
Bonnell said he was speaking
not only for his commission.
but also the Montgomery
County Planning Board.
ArchbOId Park Left
Montgomery County council
men, at the same time, denied
they would press for a Rock
Greek routing. abandoned by
the District highway officials
in the face of Interior Depart
ment and congressional opposi-
ton.
That left as a prominent
possibility a road through
Glover Archbold Park. favored
by the National Capital Plan
ming Commission. 1t would con-
meet Wisconsin avenue above
Van Ness street NV. with
Macarthur boulevard west Of
Georgetown University.
Seven Northwest Washington
citizens groups, in a nearly
simultaneous release yesterday,
baked at the Glover-Archbold
plan. The NCPC approval Of
Glover Archbold was "arbis
trary and unnecessarily hasty."
the statement said and failed
to afford citizens of the area
a chance to protest.
24O Coming Closer
Route 240, the 81 million-a-
mile Washington National Pike,
meanwhile is inching toward
East-West highway. which it
should reach in little over a
year.
The Baltimore expressway
was planned by the Maryland
Roads Commission and county
planners as a four-lane, inter-
state route between the present
Baltimore parkway and the
Columbia Pike Route 29).
Interstate designation would
mean Uncle Sam would carry
80 per cent of the costs COM
pared to 10 per cent shouldered
by the local jurisdiction.
Maryland officials learned,
many for the first time yester-
day, from the Districts Mr..
Robertson that the Federal City
connection might not be
planned as an interstate link.
The Clarkson firm is being
engaged to study the new ex-
pressway alignment TO deter
mine whether it should be in
terstate, and thus qualified for
o0-l0 financing, Mr.. Robertson
reported.
On the credit side OF the
conference was the establish
ment Of a co-ordinating COM
mittee.
Seen as Helpful
This group will meet monthly
TO try to iron out regional Diff
ferences on highway locations,
Mr.. Wells explained. Highway
directors from all jurisdictions
praised the move as bound TO
be helpful, though overdue"
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane.
Engineer Commissioner Of the
District said the appointment
Of the coordinating committee
was the major action" Of the
day.
Complete agreement" was
reached on the location Of the
proposed Cabin John bridge.
the groups release stated. This
will span the Potomac River at
Cabin John to join an inter-
] mediate belt road TO circle the
District.