Evening star., 1960-07-20
District

District
Cr0sstown channelizatiOn -
Improvement under way at the
intersection of Harvard and
Fourteenth streets NV; work
to start soon at Kenyon street
and Georgia avenue, Harvard
street and Georgia avenue, Irv-
ing and Fourteenth streets NV.
and at Park road. Kenyon and
Fourteenth streets; traffic re-
stricted.
Southeast school street con-
struction-Work has begun on
two road projects to serve the
new Ballou Elementary School,
which will open in September.
One project involves cutting
Second street through to Sa-
vannah street and Fourth street
Sc. behind the school. The
other is a widening and paving
Job on Fourth street between
Wayne place and Nichols ave-
nue.; no traffic restrictions.
Twelfth street NE, between
Rhode Island avenue and Ran
dolph street-Utility work, in
preparation for a repaving prof.
ect, now underway; this utility
phase to be completed in 80
days; no traffic restrictions;
paving work to start next
month.
Bingham drive in Rock Greek
Park - Repaving and general
improvement work underway;
road closed to traffic; compile
tion expected by the end of this
month.
South Capitol and M streets
South Capitol street closed
between L and NJ streets for
construction of a highway url-
derpass; South Capitol will run
under M street; 16 months to
complete.
Bladensburg road NE, Ben
ming road to Seventeenth street
Work underway for widening
and repaving; except for buses,
through traffic is detoured along
Maryland avenue and Seven
teenth street. Tentative COM
pletion, 10 days.
Michigan avenue NE, South
Dakota avenue to Thirteenth
place-Construction work on
storm water sewer in progress;
traffic restricted with one west
bound lane open on Michigan
avenue, but with all eastbound
traffic routed along Taylor
street, then north to Michigan
avenue: estimated completion
time, seven months.
Twenty second and L streets
N.W.-Traffic detoured for in
stallation of a storm water sew
er which will run along L street
from Twenty second to Seven
teenth street; estimated COM
pletion next December. This
project will be followed by
widening and repaving Of l.
street.
Benning road railway under
paSS-Replacement of the old
South Viaduct with the new
underpaSs is underway; drivers
urged to bypass. The construc-
ton site is on Benning road
NE; North Viaduct restricted
to one-way traffic during rush
hours; completion time, IA
months.
Twelfth street freeway-Con-
struction of a tunnel under the
Mall; traffic detoured; compile
ton expected in about a year
unless District Commissioners
decide to postpone the project
until route of a proposed sub
way is settled.
Rhode Island avenue, Four
teenth street NE. to District
line-Repaving work in prog
resS; 270 days to complete;
traffic restricted but not de-
toured.
Rhode Island avenue, Florida
avenue NV. to Fourth street
N.E.-Widening and repaving
work; traffic detoured; this
final stretch of an improve
ment project from Logan circle
to Fourth street NE. to be
completed and opened to traffic
this week end.
North Capitol street, Massa-
chuSetts avenue to Bryant
Street-Repaving work UNDER
way; traffic restricted; compile
tion in eight months; Michigan
avenue to Hardwood road Sec
tion, paving work in progress
on this new extension through
Soldiers Home grounds, to be
opened to traffic July 20.
AnacOstia freeway-Grading
work south of Chesapeake street
more than 95 per cent COM
pleted; no traffic restrictions;
one grade separation at Chesa-
peake street and another at the
Naval Research laboratory en-
trance have been built.
Southwest freeway, South
Capital street to Sixth street
S.W.-Construction of overpass
structures along the F street
line, one from Half street to
second street and the other
from Second street to Fourth
street; no traffic restrictions:
work to be completed by Au-
gust /.