Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-10

JUS not to put out anything
else" Since the report will be
made to the President. all Of
fetal references to II have been
cleared with the White House.
District Commissioner David
Karrick, who voted with Brig.
Gen. A. C. yelling, Engineer
Commissioner, against the COR
ridor freeway, said he had re-
quested the planners to put out
the statement. He said he did
not think the public generally
REALIZED that the planners were
proposing "a high-speed train"
as well as a high-speed auto
freeway in the same general
area.
Gen. yelling has argued that
the transportation survey re-
port does not find a need for
two such facilities in the Wis
consin corridor. and for that
reason engineering consultants
did not propose a freeway
south of Tenley Circle. Advo-
Gates of the freeway, however.
contend that both facilities are
needed.
Commissioners Split
Commissioner Robert E.
Mclaughlin. who split with his
fellow Commissioners and voted
for the freeway, said last night
he felt it was necessary to ac-
quire a right Of way that could
be used by both rapid transit
and automobile freeway lanes.
Appearing on the WWDC
Radio program, Report to the
People, Mr.. Mclaughlin said
he felt there was no question
that the rail transit line would
be required in the future. He
contended that unless the right
of way is acquired soon, how
ever, it will be so expensive the
transit system might be blocked
in later years.
The Immediate need" the
planners statement said, is for
a freeway only from Pooks Hill
in Bethesda to Tenley Circle.
From there, they said, traffic
can feed into the Districts pro-
posed Glover-Archbold park
way.
Aitken Makes ReStudy
Mr.. Aiken told reporters he
could not advise the Commits
sioners on whether to consider
IA change until after he con-
cludes a restudy of the city'S
entire highway Improvement
program. This. he said, might
take between six months and a
year.
Among the possibilities, he
said, is that New York avenue
NE, proposed for improve
ment as an interstate freeway,
may be dropped from the in
terstate program. This would
permit substantial interstate
funds to be applied to other
roads. BY such shifts. Mr..
Aitken said, he might be able
to save the city $50 million"
He noted that the transport
tation report calls for 1910
million worth of new freeways
within the District, while at
present interstate funds will
be available for only 1855 mil
lion worth of work. This leaves
about $500 million worth of
roads. he said, for which the
District would have to pay at
least half the cost.
Mr.. Aitken said. he feels the
proposed Glover Archbold park
way would provide some free
way-type" lanes in the Wis
consin avenue corridor.
He said he feels interstate
requirements" might be met by
permitting Route 240 traffic to
use part of the Washington
Circumferential freeway in
Maryland, and to enter the city
i'm another corridor" near or
east of North Capitol street.
The highway chief also raised
several questions about a new
Wisconsin avenue freeway pro-
posed by the planners. This
route would cut across Rock
Creek Park from Tenley Circle,
follow Irving street NV. nearly
to Fourteenth, then drop south
to the inner loop freeway near
Florida avenue.