The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 119

Section SUNDAY, FEBRUARY, 23, 1958 Poge On STILL LOOKING AHEAD City's 'Street Improvement Pace Not to Slacken mam There's a future in street construction in Shreveport. With work still progressing and planned from funds of the 1955 street improvement bond issue, the Public Works Department under the direction of Commissioner II. Lane Mitchell already is looking ahead to future construction. Commissioner Mitchell noted 20 projects which need attention, a large portion of which probably would have to be paid from future bond issues for capital improvements. Heading the list is converting Midway Street into a 36-foot-wide thoroughfare (the same size as Lin-wood Avenue) from Lin wood to Jewella Road.

The major street plan of the Master Plan foresees. Midway as a wide major thoroughfare for east-west traffic. Other items in West Shreveport are paving of Broadway from Greenwood to Hollywood. 36 feet wide; Lakeshore from Curtis Lane to Jewella. 31 feet wide, and Curtis Lane from Lakeshore to the expressway, which includes opening up of Curtis Lane from Greenwood south to the superhighway, 31 feet wide.

Also listed are the improvement of Gilbert from Pierremont to 70th, 31 feet; Olive from Alexander to Youree Drive to Hopewell, 36 feet; Herndon from Alexander to Youree Drive, 31 feet; Anniston Avenue from Ockley Drive to the middle of the block between Carrollton and Pennsylvania, 31 feet. Grover Place, from Ockley to the middle of the block between Carroll-ton and Pennsylvania, 31 feet; Dal-zell from Hopewell to Cornwell, 31 feet; Fairfield from 70th to the city limits. 31 feet; Pierre from Ford to Cedar. 41 feet; Murphy from Winston to Pierre. 36 feet; Murphy from Pierre to Sycamore, 31 feet: Gary from Winston to Allen.

34 feet. East Kinss Highway from Ard-more to 70th. repaving; Fannin from Common to Western, 41 feet; Grimmett Drive from Airport Drive to the city limits, 41 feet. OTHER PLANS Mitchell said that the city also hopes to be able to enlarge radii reveport shows section of first phase from Spring to Allen Artist's drawing of $67,000,000 expressway through Sh i i tion via Hearne to its intersection at intersections, which may cost Paving of Hollywood between bond issue procram last year and born clamoring to get for some which Shreveporters are utilizing time. today include the Line Avenue ex- The State Highway Department tension from Howell to Jordan, has plans for constructing a new Linwood and Hearne.

Projects of the bond issue to bej with Ford near Cross Bayou. Under construction are the sections between the bayou and Milam for Hearne, and between Hearne and Pierre for Ford Street. Ford will tie in with the Common 1 Street extension, planned by thel state, to connect with North Market about $50,000, and also construct a four-foot curb and gutter with a two-Inch hot mix topping on St. Vincent's from Claiborne to Hollywood. There are still several projects to be started under the bond issue program.

Planned for programming this year are: Widening of Kings Highway from Blanchard Road to tie in with the Hearne improvement at Cross Bayou. These two new thoroughfares call for another bridge over the bayou. Then there is the 67-milloin-dollar Widening of Kings Highway from Centenary to Fairfield and widening of Murphy from Texas to Winston. The portion of Murphy between Texas and Fairfield has encountered delays, but also was expected to be finished this month. expressway, coursing through down- programmed and started in 1959 or earlier, if possible, are: Widening of Line from Gladstone to Pillow.

Extension and paving of Murphy from Fairfield to Louisiana, including a grade separation over Line. Widening of Murphy from Winston to Allen. Widening of Caddo from Common to Market. Paving and improving of Hearne from Lakeshore to Hardy. NEAR COMPLETION Two major projects now are Delay was in construction of the ton and southwest Shreveport new four-lane overpass of the KCS'aor)g Illinois Central Railroad tracks, providing easier access to tracks.

The state hopes to bezm the Civic Center. buying right-of-way soon for the 'first phase of this monumental TO KEEP PACE project between Spring and Allen- Looking even further into the Construction of the Common future, these are the streets which Street extension which calls for a local citizens may see come into grade separation and twin bridge I Fairfield to Velva, including the demolition of two old and construc-! tion of two new railroad overpasses. Widening of St. Vincent's from 1 Fairfield to Claiborne and Claiborne from St. Vincent's to Hearne.

Paving of Hearne from Lakeshore to Milam, including an overpass the Kansas City Railroad and provide a second downtown bridge over Cross Bayou. Work was begun on the Holly-wood-Pierremont-Southfield Road project and some completed during last year. Completed are the sections between Linwood and SL Vincent's and Tulsa to Line. An underpass is being constructed at the KCS tracks, but has been delayed in completion and is expected to be finished this month. The underpass is part of a new connection between Tulsa and St.

Vincent's that has been constructed. Projects completed under the being in an effort to keep pace with 'over Cross Bayou ry me siaie under construction and nearing scheduled to begin soon. the automobile: The state also is going forward Plans are in the offing for the extension of Hearne north from with plans to relocate VS. 171 tracks. Widening of Ford from Pierre to Caddo and of Caddo from Ford to Common.

Paving of Pierremont between Gilbert and Line Avenue. completion. These are the Hearne-Ford and the Hollywood-Pierre-mont-Southfield thoroughfares. The first Avill provide West Shreveport with another access route to the downtown business sec Cross Bavou to connect with North i (Mansfield Road via Hearne Ave- Times Photos by Langston McEachern Market. This is a street which many nue from 70th to the Greenwood of West Shreveport have! Road.

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