Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Parks Unit to Start
SO Million Project
JuIylDote
Set by Wirth
For Program

improvements pfotfam IN tho
National Capital Parks system
win be launched July /.
Director Conrad L. With Of
the National Park Service an
nounced details today. Money
for this program Is contained
In the recently signed Interior
Department appropriations bill.
The construction program
for the coming fiscal year and
the cost Of each major item
follow: W
. Road construction on the
Mall for the Twelfth street
grade separation program, un-
der which the Mall road and
Twelfth street would run at
different levels to speed trafiic,
$Se5,900. This project would
be undertaken In connection
with the District government.
. Grading structures and
paving a section of the George
Washington Memorial parkway
from Spout Run. Langley. Va.
ss5s.sO0.
. A grade separation bridge
near National Airport to elimi-
nate left-hand turns at the
south access to the airport,
$3.50. 900.
Q Grading and paving and
reconstruction Of Mount ver-
non Memorial highway between
the Richmond, Fredericksburg
d Potomac Railroad at the
Fourteenth Street Bridge and
the north entrance to the air
port. s617.00O.
. A new mechanical MAIN
tenance shop to replace that at
Fifteenth and c streets S.w. at
q location yet to be chosen.
$5S9.900. This is made neces-
Sary due 10 the construction Of
the innerloop near the Bureal
OF Engraving and Printing.
The National Park Service
museum laboratory win be in-
corporated in the new facility
at a cost Of $3.50, 1000. a
. Continue grading and
structures in the George WASH
ington Memorial parkway from
Carderock to Great Falls, Nd.
1854, 900.
. The Water Sports Center
at the mouth Of Rock Greek
on the Georgetown side, for
canoeing, racing and rowing
shells. $216,500.
. Construction Of sea walls
and additional boat slips at
Daingerfield Sailing Marina
between National Airport and
Alexandria, $171,8O0.
. Extension of the automobile
parking area at the Carter
Barron Amphitheater in Rock
Greek Park near Sixteenth
street and Colorado avenue
NV, $l25.000.
. Extension Of the water syS-
TEN in Camps 2 and 5 in Prince
William Forest Park, Dumfriet.
Va, $4,000. Draining and SUR
facing Of park roads there,
$105,S0
. Access roads and parking at
Fort Washington, Nd, $780,
900. Repair and sterilization
Of the old fort there, the con-
tinuation Of q project already
under way. $89.500.
Q Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
land clearing and improvement
project above Seneca, Md, in
the proposed Chesapeake a
Ohio Canal National Historical
Park, 100000. This would
clear the growth from around
the locks and structures, i'm
prove walkways on the towpath
for mixers and clear the canal
ditch itself Of debris and
growth.
Q Construction Of access roads
and trails and recreation sites
along the canal upstream Of
Seneca, 100000.
. Reconstruction Of Anacostia
drive in Anacostia Park from
South Capitol street to Eleventh
street Sc. $4,000.
. A bridge on Sheriff. drive
in Rock Creek Park. S2l7,50O.
Resurfacing Of Sheriff. drive,
$40, 900. Reconstruction of Wise
road in Rock Greek Park. $685.
900. Reconstruction Of roads
and bridge approaches in the
Piney Branch area Of Rock
Greek Park, So, 800.
Q Trafiic control and lights
at Independence avenue and
Lincoln Memorial and in West
Potomac Park, $4,000.
. improvements to the ter
minal loop Of the Mount YER
non Memorial Highway at
Mount Vernon and additional
parking facilities in that area
for the increasing number Of
visitors, S62,500.
. improvements Of the city's
parks and small reservations.
ISL. 500. including hedges,
fences and benches.
Q Repairs Of sea walls in East
and West Potomac Parks. S75.-
800.
o More drinking water facili-
ties in East Potomac Park, S45.-
500. due to more intensive use
Of that area.
. A recreation building for
the Crippled Children's Camp
in Catoctin Mountain Park in
Maryland. $4,000.
. Water and sewer systems
at Fletcher's boathouse on the
Chesapeake a. Ohio Canal,
$1,000.