Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16

IN includes money for three new
existing city streets and substan-
tial progress on ambitious plans
for new expressway systems.
The three bridges and amounts
requested for them are:
Potomac River bridge at Con-
stitution avenue, $350,000 to
start construction.
Replacement for the old
trestle-topped Fourteenth street
Potomac Bridge. $685., 900 to start
construction.
New Eleventh street (Anacos-
tia River) bridge. So million, of
which $1.4 million is to begin
construction. This new span
would be parallel to the existing
Eleventh Street Bridge. just up
river from it. Each of the
twin spans would carry one-way
traffic.
Thus far, at least, no prob
lens are in sight for the
Eleventh Street Bridge. Addi-
tional authorizing legislation,
however, is needed before money
can be spent on the other two
spans.
Draw-Span Issue
Legislation is on its way to
Capitol Hill to permit the Con-
Istitution avenue bridge to cross
Roosevelt Memorial Island, and
proposing that the bridge have
no draw span. The draw-span
issue snagged this legislation last
year, with House forces favoring
a draw span to benefit naviga-
ton and Senate members hold
Il ing out for a fixed-span bridge.
While not a part of the District
budget, still another Potomac
bridge - the Woodrow Wilson
memorial bridge at Jones Point,
Alexandria-also may get under
way during the next fiscal year.
Funds in the Federal budget call
for final design plans, land acqui-
sition and grading to start dur
ing the next fiscal year. with
major construction in the fol-
lowing two years.
Maintenance Decision
The Jones Point money can't
be spent. however, until Mary
land and Virginia agree. under
terms of the law, to maintain
and operate the bridge. The two
States want the District to share
in the expense, and this issue
may again wind up on Capitol
Hill this year. In addition, the
Army Engineers must decide
whether navigational clearances
the law sets for the bridges are
adequate before construction can
start.
In addition to the three
bridges, the following are the
projects which make up the Dis
trict's $22.6 million program:
! l. Anacostia freeway, to start
construction and land acquisi-
ton from Jones Point Bridge to
East Capitol street along Ana
costa River. $1.8 million.
| 2. Southwest freeway. SPA
million. This would supplement
funds already available to begin
this freeway along the line of F
street S.W. between South Capt.
toll street and the Fourteenth
street bridges. 1t is part of the
inner loop road system.
/ 3. Inner loop expressway Sec
ton between South Capitol street
and Fourth street Sc, $40
million.
FOggy Bottom Area
/ 4. Land acquisition for inner
loop expressway section between
Washington Circle and E street
NV. in Foggy Bottom, $3.750,000.
S. Rhode Island avenue, start
of widening between Logan Cir
Gle and the District lie, $825,000.
6. South Capitol street under
pass at M street, $530,000.
Z. Divided-highway extension
4 of North Capitol street through
the Soldiers Home grounds be-
tween Michigan avenue and Ha-
waii avenue, $850,000.
8. General street improve
mentS, $4.2 million.
9. Improvement of street-light-
ing system, $4l2,000.
10. Highway planning and sur
/ VeyS for future projects. $3.50 000.