Milford chronicle., 1919-05-02
cONCRETE ROAD FROM
MILFORD TO DOVER
mn CROSS AT TUB MILL-SMALL GAP
All FREDERICAINOT SELECTED-DE-
CISON. LATER ON THIS SECTION.
Road SIXTEEN FEET WIDE
CONTRACT GIVEN OUT FOR SECTION
FROM BRIBGEVILLE TO HARRINGTON.
OTHER ROADWORKsTHIS YEAR.

The State Highway Commission on
rnesday met and went over the sur
vSvs for the state highway between
afford and Dover. Theif nal deci-
esnn as to the location Of the road is
nleasing to the good road enthusiasts
.ef lower Delaware and their announce
naent on Wednesday Of their selection
was hailed with delight.
beginning at the Haven Lake at Mil
ford where the contract for the du-
pont Road is now under construction,
fhe new highway will cross over the
Ala Lofiand land, now owned by Geo.
Henry Draper, Sr., across the Rosa
and. over the "Huttenlock farm" and
IN strike the present State road at
he southern end of the Skewis farm.
qbe road will then follow the State
road to the Tub Mill. Beginning at
fhe Tub Mill the road will leave the
nresent State road. 1t will be built IN
& straight line from the Tub Mill to
tie point where the State road and
Frederica lane intersect. This means
nat the highway will be located east
81 the present crooked highway and
that the farmers in Milford Neck VIII
Be given an opportunity to use the
road.
From the point on the Frederick lane
ID another point north Of Frederica
~ decision was made on Tuesday.
This was occasioned by the fact that
the Commission wanted to further in
vestigate the two surveys. The route
"a the east Of Frederick is the straight
est, but it would cost thousands Of
dollars more than the route west OF
ne town. The latter route would have
bad bend. T. c. DUPONT is paying
Tor the entire road between Milford
and Dover and is said to look with
favor on the more costly proposition.
From Frederick the road will run
to Magnolia, where it will probably be
located within the town limits west of
the present state road. Should diff
entities arise, however, the commission
has another route which would move
the road further from the town. From
fhe northern entrance of Magnolia the
road follows the line of the present
state road, with few straightenings,
"a a point just south of Rising Sun.
From Rising Sun the route will go
east of the town to Moore's Mill, and
thence to Dover.
The roadbed will be of concrete.
the same construction as the dupont
Road, and will be two feet wider than
the latter road. The width Of the
state highway will be sixteen feet,
with shoulders added to this. Con
tracts for the road will be given with
ii the next few weeks and the COM
mission hopes that the work will be
completed before the first OF January
next.
The contract for the road between |
Dover and Smyrna was given out last
year and it will be completed during |
the present summer. When the Mil
f0rd-Dover section is completed there
will be a concrete road from the
line as far north as Smyrna.
From that town to the Pennsylvania
line the roads are already improved.
BridgeVille- Harrington Road
On Wednesday bids were opened and
q contract given for the construction
0f a road of concrete from Bridgeville1
10 Harrington. Work is already under
way of the road between Delmar and
Bridgeville. The link for which con-
.racts were given on Wednesday will
eomplete the main trunk highway
through the western. part Of Sussex
county. While the route from Har-
rington to Dover has not been selected {
IS yet, it is understood that it will
practically be a straight line from /:
to Moore's Mill where it
will connect with the road running
rom Milford to Dover.
Other Important ROadwOrk
The State highway commission has
lot done anything definitely as to
,uilding a road from Milford to Har- {
'ington, but one of the members of !
he commission intimated this week
d the writer that they would coop
rate with the Kent county authorities :
d building this important road, which !
Vould act as a connecting link be- I
Ween the eastern and western trunk
mes. 1t is possible that an improved !
Dad will be constructed which would '
tart at Milford and run to Milton by
Vay of NAPLES Mill, and thence to 7
larbeson where the road would con-
ect with the new road which will be
pilt by the Sussex County Road Com
1ission from Lewes to Georgetown.
his route would be of great benefit q
B the farming districts near the bay :
nd would connect up other important
ieces Of road now proposed in Sus- y
ex county With Sussex county spend
lg half a million dollars this year for u
nproved roads, lower Delaware will q :,
ave a fair network of roads within =
le next year. = =