Evening star., 1961-07-20


Of the. program to improve
stTaffic conditions around the
Stadium.
80 District r.,
~ Georgia avenue - Elimina-
ton of the open streetcar track
aoi1 Georgia avenue from the
District. line to w street NV.
tentatively is scheduled to get
started early next month.
-. The first step, which will take
about As days. will be to rip
ont the track at four spots
Eastern avenue, Butternut
street, Upshur street and the
splow pit at w street.
1.-THE remainder of the track,
along with these points, will
he paved over, a job scheduled
!to take about three months.
This project is one Of many
highway jobs which are under
way, or will start soon, in the
Washington area. Others in
tlude:
sNOrth Capitol street inter-
ehangeS-Work is underway on
two traffic underpass projects
that will carry Rhode Island
avenue and New York avenue
hver North Capitol; about two
wars to complete; a new one
way traffic routing system in
The area is in effect.
AnacOstia Freeway inter-
ehange-Work has started on
An interchange at Pennsylvania
Avenue Sc; will take about 1S
months to build: sections of the
tteeway are under construc-
tfon: no immediate traffic re-
StrictionS.
sFOurth street Sc. - Work
has started on this new road
way, which will connect Allan
tic street and Mississippi ave-
ME.
sMichigan avenue N.E.-Perry
ktreet to Bunker Hill road
Resurfacing work on this seven
blOck stretch will start next
month; traffic will be slowed
but not detoured.
Sixteenth street N.W.-From
& to M streets-These blocks
are being widened II feet;
work between K and L streets
Il completed; utility work is
Underway between L. and M
stFeets; about 80 days for the
utility job and another 80 for
xepaving; traffic detoured.
Afnner Loop links - Virginia
avenue between First and Sec
Ond streets S.W. - Closed to
traffic for construction OF
fanps to tie in Southwest free
way with Inner Loops center
leg. Until center leg is built
temporary connections will be
t6nstructed leading to existing
streets; this job includes re-
building the elevated railroad
Structure at Virginia avenue;
TIE entire project is to take
ahout two years to complete.
Highway Bridge connections
= Road links under construc-
ton between the Washington
Channel crossing and the new
George Mason Mem o ri a
Bridge; the entire project is
scheduled for completion ir
Eiid-1962.
TX street expressway-A tun-
mel is being built under Wash
ington Circle; utility lines are
being relocated on K street
between the circle and Twenty
fifth street; from Twenty-first
20 Twenty-fifth streets the ex-
pfessway will be lowered with
6Yerpasses at Twenty-Secono
and Twenty-fourth streets: the
tunnel is to take six months tc
build and the entire express
way is to be finished late next
year; motorists are using new
roads parallel to K street from
Twenty-fifth street to the
circle as excavation work starts
on. the west side of the circle
Twelfth street N.E.-Rhode
Island avenue to Randolph
Utility work being completed
Tor a repaving job scheduled
ia start next month; no traffic
testrictions yet.
ssSOuth Capitol and M street:
A traffic interchange is under
c6nstruction to carry South
Capitol street below M street;
traffic officials expect M street
to- be reopened to traffic BY
August Is: the construction
pecject is due to be completed
bysearly fall.
i street N.W.-Twenty
6nd street to Connecticut ave
ni1e-Storm water sewer install
lation underway; traffic de-
toured; job expected to be fin
islied next month: temporary
resurfacing work underway OF
Lpstreet between Twentieth anc
TWenty-second streets; perma'
nent paving work between Con
iieeticut avenue and Twentieth
street to begin about August is
4Benning road railway under
. pass-A new south viaduct, re-
placing the old structure. ha
been completed; the new via
duct is carrying two-way traffi'
while a new deck is being pu
on. the north viaduct; 81,
months to complete.
Twelfth street freeway -
trnnel beneath the Mall is ex
pekted to be completed in abou
two months; traffic detourec
~AnacOstia freeway cOnstruc
ton -. Paving work on tw
stretches of the freeway is +
get started by the end of thi
month; the work will be be
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