Smyrna times., 1920-09-08
DELAWARE ROAD BUILDING
TO BE RESUMED THIS WEEK
ENGINEER UPHAM RETURNS
WITH GOOD REPORT
Material Urgently Needed Will Be
Supplied From Now On-Much
Work Unfinished


and w. w. Mack, assistant chief en-
gineer, returned from Washington last
week where they obtained government
assurance that material urgently
needed to continue road building in
Delaware will be shipped by special
railway 'orders. They saw the chief
of the car service division of the Bu-
reau of Public Roads and laid before
him the railway conditions which have
served to block progress in road build
ing in the State for several weeks
past. In response he informed them
he would obtain special permit from
the Interstate Commerce Commission
which would expedite shipments of
stone, cement and other material suf-
ficient to enable resumption of work
on six different highway jobs.
Shipments of the materials are ex-
pected to begin arriving in Delaware
some time this week.
While in Washington Mr.. Upham
and Mr.. Mack also saw A. A. Batch
elder, president of the American Au-
| tomobile Association, which has cut
Wilmington from its tourist road
routes because of the bad condition
of the proposed Lincoln Highway be-
tween Wilmington and Newark. They
| demonstrated to Mr.. Batchelder that a
good road between Philadelphia and
Baltimore could be had by way of the
kennett Pike thus avoiding the New
ark road. A1r. Batchelder replied he |
would at once have Wilmington re-
stored to the road maps.
Four or five years ago the Lew |
Court of Kent county caused CORFU
gated pipes of large size to be placed |
in cement to carry the water under
the roadway at the Tubmill or Mill |
wood branches. This was done at a
cost of approximately twelve hundred
dollars. The recent rains caused the
water to backup and in running thru
this culvert, it found weak SPOT
which let it undermine it's foundations.
This caused it to break into two parts:
and as the new Boulevard passes over
part of this work, the contractor last
Monday used dynamite to blow out
the entire part over which the new
road will pass. A permanent bridge
built after competent engineering
plans, will be constructed to carry the
Boulevard across this stream, and as
the supply of road building materials
Will soon start to arrive again, the
new bridge will be pushed so as to
permit the pouring of the concrete
when the mixer reaches that point. At
present it is less than half mile dis
tant.
Motorists going to State Fair are
advised to reach Elsmere via Middle
own, Summit Bridge, Cooch's Bridge,
Stanton and Marshallton,
as the State Road is closed from Ty-
1oute's Corner to Wilmington and
again south of Odessa.
The opening of the Hearn's Mill
'utoff on the Seaford- -Bridgeville road
ldds another fine stretch of concrete
Dad to the State Highway System.
The new road saves about 4 mile be-
ween the towns.
Wilmington to Dover-The State g.
Dad is closed from Market street
Bridge to Tybout's Conrer. Motorists
DING down-State should leave Will
lington via Elsmere, Marshallton.
tanton, Christiana and Cooch's
ridge, continuing south thru Middle
own.
Motorists wishing to visit New Cas-
e, Delaware City, st. Georges or
dessa, should leave Wilmington via
i street bridge, and follow the troll
y line to and thru New Castle to
oger's Corner, four a. miles south
New Castle. Stone road in fair
Mt. Pleasant to Boyd's Corner-Un-
II construction. Closed to traffic.
Odessa to Dover-The Pine Tree
'rner to Townsend Road and the
nth road south from Pine Tree to pr
e State Road north of Blackbird are mi
1sed; motorists should detour from 10y
iessa to Middletown.
Dover to Milford, Georgetown. Re- crt
both and other points in southeast ers
n Delaware-Follow stone road IN
lmden; turn sharply to left at first ZiC
oss street in Camden, continue to COZ
sing Sun to Magnolia. Oh
Magnolia to Frederica-New con- rel
ete road open for traffic; construc-
n in progress. Drive carefully. roa
Frederica to Milford-No detours. -
low dirt road, work in progress at -,
'eral points; use care and avoid
nger. Keep straight thru. Milford,
'oss bridge and follow guide sign
right of DUPONT Boulevards; Mil I
d to Georgetown and Selbyville: Rel, Rep
lcrete boulevard, no detours. elsie
Observation-Disclosures may reach Re-
10Th either by leaving the dupont
1levard at Glendale and continu-
thru Milton to Harbeson, and I
nee to Rehoboth or by following
DUPONT Boulevard to Georgetown tiye fGr
following detour signs to Harbe-
. The Georgetown-Harbeson road
under construction and closed to
ffic