Smyrna times., 1928-01-04
m HIGHWAY CHIEF SETS .IP IP
m / BUILDING PLANS FOR 20
/. ,rs CONTINUATION OF ROAD
w ~ q IN DOWN THE STATE

HDENING ON DO"N -
!, ~ Out Another Road Parallel
y ~ State Road Above s. Georges
II St1's New Roads Recommended ~
LIN -S1s Fngineer G. D. Buck Of the
\ snlfH airbTay Inv Department, Saturday
" s..4a5 u bis annual report to the
/ 'nlI''sr p md "a after narrating progress
" d,,rinc Nm the present year he de-
Il / tatterments a4tgS that will add much
4. ssfetv and comfort Of those u.s.
H 1 lnTaIaware's lava highways, whether
u y afoot. He recommends the
Is,,ction i of sidewalks along sec
|. i more frequented country
4. and the creation Of one-direc-
! siebways as a greater aid to trat-
Iafstv y are among the novel recon-
s5.tions contained in the annual
IN # 6. Douglas Buck, chief en-
u, # the State Highway Depart
4 n his report Mr.. Buck points
hat The nearest perfect highway
II fastest, the safest and the most
'r,Ee to travel, is a road Of prop
srdth for traffic moving in only one
srtou and sufficiently far remov-
s,om other roads to prevent might
80 He recommends the de-
Z NJ provide such a super-highway
|sssn st. Georges and State Road
Nm. He suggests that a 2O-foot
I usralleling the present highway
y distance Of possibly 30 feet to
ssst or west be built. Among
II recommendations made by Mr..
Il was the building Of a diagonal
j with a right Of way not less
& 50 feet to leave the Philadelphia
i At about Forty-third street, Viii
ArtOn, and connect with the Miller
i Of Boulevard extended at Thir-
.RcOnd street. This recommended
/ i made to provide another en-
uae to the city of Wilmington to
|se The "battle-neck" condition be-
h Forty-third and Fourteenth
|sfs on Market. Down the State
Med the widening of the highway
|ssg Selbyville and Milford, now
Aoot concrete road. It is recon-
II b that a 6-foot shoulder or a
Nj d surface 20 feet wide be plac-
# #snal Roads PetitiOned for 1928
4 d engineer Buck submitted for
ksnre these additional roads as
g been petitioned for, for 1928.
HI ae: Kent county-Wyoming-
h Blouse -Hazletville road, Wood
GillOw Grove Petersburgh road,
|fe-DOver, Little Creek-Magnalia,
t0H-Kent Sussex line, Viola-Pet-
rgh, Moores Corner, (Cheswold-
a. road) Dover Pearson road;
b Corner, (Pearson-Hartly road)
|Eton; Todds Church-P Prospect
IA, (Harrington); Kings high
N Dover, Police Station No. g.
n Works.; WendalPs Corner
'Pdland Beach, Andrewville-F Farm
En pr Greenwood, Andrewville-
~, Mastens Corner-Felton Hol-
Enlle highway, Frederica-Har-
EOn New Castle county-Stan-
gletOwn; St. Georges-State road
"a (Widen); Relocation Lincoln
FTay through Marshallton II mile
|pot and Cap Turnpike Brandy
N Sanatorium-Lancaster pike;
1ana-Hares Corner; Old Balti-
y PIKE, (Cooch's Bridge Maryland
New London-Newark, Thomp-
'atlon-Milford cross roads; Del
q Clty-Port Penn, Walkers School
N 4 Corner, Taylor's Bridge-Col-
eacn, Middletown- Warwick road,
ga the levels to Maryland line) I;
& Dam-IhOmpson Bridge, Perry
% I thompson Bridge, ,Dexters Cor
.slaney, Industrial highway (Wil-
on); Clayton-Delaney. Sussex
: dupont Boulevard Milford
M 'lle' lWiden); Road east Of Mil
connect Rehoboth highway and
n. boulevard, Loves cross roads
~. a bumboro to Selbyville, Ellen
Il. llIon, ,I1.. Argo-Slaughter Beach.
III nlllville nii highway Bayard, Ba-
#..,,iI irIlttsvllle-Gumboro highway,
'ille' east via Twin Bridges Or
7 cross roads, Bridgeville, east
iay Slde School, Owens-ElIen-
Lincoln City-Milford- Rehoboth
Y Bethel : Laurel Sharptown
=" COST Roads Rural Sections
ia. 'us !. serious problem confront
~, ~ Ssate y Highway Department,
H a., PUCK pointed out, is the need
IN \ ,. eoSt road, which without ex-
III |ss ,aa-.! a,ai!ntenance will answer the
II ". t.gulrements Of our numerous
/ i ssnWsys. ss, Later in this report
4 u. Iia a great number Of roads
80 : 4, nas been asked to improve.
" sr.,. n'gie than $50 miles. Citi-
rssli.s a,lolng these improvements
NJ wit5 nm mat to complete the pro-
vonl5 ~ concrete, which they most
M Tsa require an outlay Of ST.
te,an. ue ldea itself is not onlv
ae5ina as' but the period Is fast
<oal,. "aen state expenditures