Evening star., 1961-01-25
DISTRICT
INNERLOOP LINK-Vire

avenue OeLWcen F1TSL anu SeCs
ond streets S.W. closed to traf-
fic for construction Of ramps
to connect the Southwest free
way with the innerloop's cen
ter leg. Until the center leg
is built. temporary connections
will be constructed leading to
existing streets: the project in
cludes rebuilding elevated rail-
road structures at Virginia ave-
nue.: the project will take
about two years to. complete.
DIX STREET NE, Eastern
avenue to Fifty-seventh street
"A six-block area is to be
repaved and widened with util-
ity work now in progress. Re-
paving and widening is sched-
uled to begin in March and
will take six months to COM
plete: no traffic restrictions at
present.
NORTH CAPITOL STREET.
Massachusetts, avenue to Bryant
street-Repaving Of North Cap
itol street is now under way
following removal Of streetcar
tracks; traffic restricted but
not detoured: completion in
about 8 months.
BRIDGE HIGHWAY LINKS
Road connections remain
under construction between the
Washington Channel crossing
and the George Mason Me-
mortal Bridge; the first Of sew
eral shifting detours is now in
effect; the entire project is ex-
pected to be completed in 1862.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
BRIDGE DETOUR - Rock
Greek parkway from Constitu-
ton avenue to e street Is closed
while work is done on the land
abutment Of the new bridge:
trac detoured onto Twenty.
sixth street: about nine months
to complete. ~,
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE
NE. Fourteenth to the District
line-Streetcar tracks have been
removed and repaving now 60
ing on. Traffic restricted but
not detoured; completion due
in 3 months.
TWENTY FIFTH AND I
STREETS NV. Intersection
closed and traffic detoured for
storm water sewer installation;
about one month to complete.
X STREET EXPRESSWAY
A tunnel Is being cut beneath
Washington circle: utility lines
are being relocated on K street
between the circle and Twenty
fifth street. From Twenty-first
to Twenty-fifth streets the ex-
presSway win be depressed with
overpasSes ut Twenty-seco
and Twenty-fourth streets. No
traffic restrictions yet. The
tunnel win take six months to
build and the entire expressway
will take two years.
TWELFTH STREET Me-,
Rhode Island avenue to Ran.
dolph street-Utility work now
under way with start Of q re-
paving project scheduled for
March; no traffic restrictions.
SOUTH CAPITOL AND M
STREETS - South Capitol
street remains closed between
L and NJ streets for construc-
tion Of an underpass to carry
South Capitol below M street;
traffic detoured about 10
months to complete.
MICHIGAN AVENUE Me-,
Twelfth to Perry street-Storm
water sewer work continues;
traffic detoured; one week.
L STREET NV, Twenty
second street to Connecticut
avenue-Storm sewer installa-
ton now under way requires
traffic detour: completion ex-
pected in March: this project
to be followed by widening and
repaving Of L street.
BENNTNG ROAD RAILWAY
UNDERPASS-Old south via
duct being replaced with new
underpasS: motorists urged to
bypass this construction site;
north visduct restricted to one
way traffic during rush hours;
completion due in seven
months.
TWELFTH STREET FREE
WAY-Tunnel beneath the
Mall Is under construction;
traffic detoured; completion
expected in about five months.
SOUTHWEST FREEWAY,
Seventh to Eleventh streets
Construction on this stretch Of
the freeway. the last section
to get under way, is scheduled
to begin next month.
Montgomery County
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