Smyrna times., 1929-05-08
ROAD TO WOODLAND BEACH
IS ON HIGHWAY PROGRAM
WILL BE EXTENDED FROM
WENDELL'S CORNER DOWN

!. Concrete Road Will Be Nine Fee
I Wide With Gravel ShOuIders-A
3 Similar Road at Harrington
woodland Beach, Smyrna's bay-
side resort on the Delaware, nine
miles from town, seems assured OF
5 having a concrete road as far as
the marsh road this year. Such a
, project is on the State Highway
program, road which will Join up
with the Smyrna-Wend Corner
road already built and extended a
distance of 3.96 miles to the vicin-
lty of the Mott Farm at the ap-
proach of the marsh road leading
to Woodland Beach. Just what
VIII be done with the marsh road
has not been determined. This road
which was recently built and owned
by James r. Mott and which was
sold to the Woodland Beach de-
velopment concern at the time Mr..
Mott made the sale, is now owned
by Kent County, having been turn
ed over a year ago, It's said. This
road is covered with cinders and
most Of the time is in fairly good
condition. This road has stood up
we'll ever since the new bridge and
cluice gates were installed. The
plans and specifications Of the
State Highway Department for the
new road from Wendell's Corner
call for a nine foot road with gray
el shoulders. Bids which were al
vertised We're opened yesterday af-
temoon, the lowest bidder being ID.
p. O'Connell & Son, Ridley Park.
Pa, for S73,419.
One Of Three Projects for Kent
The Woodland Beach road cor
struction is one Of two projects for
Kent County. The other is q l5aI
from Laws School to Harrington.
4 distance of 4.77 miles. This road
will be a continuation Of the road
now running from Frederick to
Laws School. While the present
plans provide for the road being
built to intersect with the Main
State highway near Harrington,
Mr. Mack pointed out that the
plans may be changed to include
the road from the inter
section into Harrington. This
change would give Harrington an
other outlet to the State highway
for traffic proceeding in norther- ;
III direction. The other road ~
from Wendell's Corner to Woodland
Beach, distance Of 1896 miles.
This road will be the completion Of
ln improved road from Smyrna
p Woodland Beach. While the two ]
'oads to be built will be nine feet J
2 width, wherever possible gravel I
viii be used in the construction Of
houlders to aid in the driving !
'adius for passing cars. I
New Bridge at Garrison's Lake Z
Another project that will inter :
st Smyrna folks and may be the i
means Of the successful bidder en- /
Iloying considerable labor from 4
round Cheswold, Smyrna and Do r
er, is the new concrete bridge to v
eplace the one blown out by the
torn nearly a year ago at Garri- 1
On's Lake four miles below Smyr-
a. The new bridge which was I
ecently awarded to James A. a
Irons, Dover, for $18,132.50, the
lccessful bidder will be started P
BON and completed this year. The Fl
ridge, it is said, will accommodate A
four Ian traffic, two north and fl
vo south. Other projects in Kent pt
lat may receive the attention of tn
le commission later in the season es
re the new road around Milford A
wards RehOboth; the proposed pl
sw road from the police station, al
,rth of Dover to connect with the 4,
over-Kitt's Hammock road at a pa
,int east of Dover, and the con- m
ruction of the road from Dover Pi
Hazlettville by using some ma ap
rial cheaper than concrete. If ge
is road is built it will be in the ne
rm of an experiment to learn the W.
of constructing this We
pc Of road in various sections. Ne
sp,
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