Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
DISTRICT

paying-MoSt OF TINS mas peen
completed in time for the hoh-
day season. The District put
down asphalt paving to cover
the old, rusted streetcar tracks
throughout most Of downtown.
Two minor projects were not
finished. On Seventh street
NV, the District has just
started paving the tracks be-
tween Pennsylvania and hide
pendence avenues, after finish
ing utility work. The paving is
expected to be finished within
IS to so days.
On Seventeenth street NV,
from @ street to Du Pont cir
Gle, work will be finished after
the holidays. Preliminary utili-
ty work has been completed.
Potomac River Freeway -
Contract awarded to Ohio VAL
ley Construction Co. with work
expected to begin about Janu-
airy Is on a tunnel to carry
freeway beneath New Hamp-
shire and Virginia avenues
NV. The project, to cost
about IS million, is a major
part of the Inner Loop free
way.
Work also Is under way on
large ramps for the freeway be-
tween Twenty-sixth and Thir-
ty-first streets NV. along the
Whitehurst freeway.
AnacOstia freeway - Bids
have been opened and the low
bidder notified Of paving work
from Firth Sterling to Eleventh
street. Contract let for paving
between Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. Work
to start as soon as weather per-
mits.
virginia avenue and c street
NV. - Widening Of curb lanes
planned, project to be adver-
tised soon.
Mississippi avenue Sc. -
Bids have been opened on grad
ing and paving Job between
Stanton road and Thirteenth
street. Construction expected to
begin as soon as weather per-
mits.'
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. -
Streetcar track removal re-
mains two weeks away from
completion between Eighth and
Seventeenth streets, with in
stallation Of water lines sche-
duled for the spring Of 1864.
Seventh street S.W. - Paw
ing finished for section be-
tween new Federal Office
Buildings 10A and lob, from
Independence avenue to c
street.
Streetcar tunnel - Four
tenth and C. streets S.W. TIln.
mel entrance covered, paving
completed over entrance, pro-
ject completed.
Zoo Tunnel - Blasting fin
ished for S00-foot tunnel, work
started on pouring concrete lin
ing.
Eleventh street bridge Sc. -
81 million contract awarded for
bridge Superstructure. Another
contract awarded for 1921. 900
contract to install north ap-
proaches to the bridge, work to
start next month. The entire
bridge should be open to traffic
by late 1856.
Branch avenue Sc. -
Pennsylvania avenue to Mime
sofa avenue. Repaving started,
scheduled to be finished and to
be opened to motorists early
next month.
Seventh street NV. - q
street to Florida avenue. Work
under way on removal of
streetcar tracks and installa-
ton Of new pavement. Entire
project to be finished by June.
Major relocation and rebuild
ing Of utilities and installation
Of new street lights part Of pro-
ject.
e street expreSsway - Twen-
ty-third to Nineteenth streets
NV. Work Under way on $685.
900 underpass at Twenty third
street. Contract let for major
construction of remainder of
expressway. Grading under
way, foundation work started.
ExpreSsway scheduled to be
opened in late 1865.
Southeast freeway - South
Capitol street to Sixth street.
Work under way on substitute
Sture project on schedule. When