Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
HIGHWAY WORK SHOWS
GOOD PROGRESS MADE
RehObOth Road Will Be Opened To
The Public Saturday, Sept. l.
Smyrna Section Also Open.
30 MILES DONE THIS YEAR
Of 81 Contracted For Since April l.
About One-Third Has Been Com
pleted--LOng DetOur AT Dover.

The bulletin issued by the State
Highway Department under date of
August 2Sth, shows that several con-
Meeting links in the State highway
system have been completed and are
now ready for the use of the travelling
public. Announcement is made that
the COolspring- -Westcott Corner Sec
tion of the Georgetown-R -Rehoboth road
will be opened tomorrow. This will be
interesting information for hundreds
of automobilists who have been COM
PEELED to take long detour to reach
the ocean this summer. The opening
of the Smyrna section is also announc-
ed for tomorrow. With the completion
of this portion of the du Pont road
an annoying detour is eliminated.
South of Dover automobilists are COM
PEELED to take a long bad detour be-
cause of the construction work now in
progress. 1t will probably be six weeks
or more before this work is complet-
ed. The highway bulletin follows:
"The Coolspring-Five Points to
Wescoat's Corner section of the Har-
beson-Lewes road will be opened for
traffic Saturday, September 1st, max
ing unnecessary the long detour in
use since early summer. Work is in
progress. Drive carefully.
"The new concrete road south of the
town Of Smyrna will be opened on the
same day.
twenty-five contracts totalling 90
miles of State highways have been let
since April 1st, and are now in pro-
gress of construction. 80 miles Of
paved roadway have been completed
to date.
Dover: The State road south from
Dover to Cooper's Corner will be clos
ed Wednesday, August 29th. Follow
detour signs from State street through
Dover thence south along railroad to
State road 1 mile north of Camden.
Dirt road in fair condition. Thence by
concrete road to Camden. Turn sharp
to left for Bowers, Milford and George
town.
wilmington Middletown Smyr-
ma Dover: The State road is closed
st. Georges and Odessa. Mo-
torists going from Wilmington to Mid
dletown, Smyrna and points south are
advised to go via Newark and Summit
Bridge, or to follow the du Pont Boul-
evard to Tybout's Corner, follow de-
tour signs west over stone road to
Bear Station, keep to right after eros
sing railroad, and turn sharp to left |
around school house, follow con-
crete road to Glasgow, thence to Mid
lletown and Dover Stone and con-
crete roads all the way.
"Dover Frederick Milford-George-
Concrete road ex-
,ept through town of Frederick. Con-
,truction in progress at Frederica. De-
our through town 1 mile. Use ex-
rene caution at approaches.
orgetown-Lewes-Re Rehoboth. Con-
srete road Georgetown-C -Coolspring.
Drive slowly Harbeson to Coolspring
Is work is in progress. Detour south
1t Coolspring station, follow detour
signs to Lewes and Rehoboth. Dirt
'oad in fair condition. New concrete
'oad Coolspring through Five Points
O Wescoat's Corner open Saturday,
september 1st. Work in progress. Use
aution.
Georgetown to Laurel. Concrete
Dad. No detours.
Georgetown to Bridgeville. Con-
rete road. No detours.
"Dover Camden FELTON, Har-
ington Greenwood Bridgeville-Sea-
rd-Laurel-Delmar. Concrete road.
10 detours.
"Milford-Harrington. Concrete road.
10 detours.
"Felton-Frederica. Concrete read.
10 detours."