Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
START DUAL HIGHWAY DOWN
To ODESSA EARLY NEXT YEAR
ST. GEORGES TO WITHIN IL
MILES OF SMYRNA TO BE LET
Survey Has Been Completed and
Contract Will Be Advertised and
Awarded SoOn-New Roads

Work on the next link of the
dual highway from st. Georges to
Old Drawers will be started the
first of January, 1881, according
to decision reached by the High
way Commission at its meeting
this week. Not only this work
but other highway contracts will
be begun much earlier next year
than usual, if the weather permits
in order that the Commission may
do its part to help relieve the un-
employment situation. Surveys
for this link from st. Georges to
Old Drawers was completed this
fall and engineers of the Highway
Commission are well on with the
final plans for the dual highway.
According to w. w. Mack, chief
engineer, the route selected is one
that will not require much house
moving. The greatest difficulty
will be encountered in building the
bridge over the creek at Old
Drawers and in filling in the
marsh land on either side of the
creek. When this is completed,
the dual route will go on down to
Odessa, another mile distant.
With work starting early in the
year on this dual link, the High
way Engineers believe that it will
be possible for this stretch to be
completed before the end of 1881.
1t will be 20 feet in width. Mem
bers of the Highway Commission
are convinced that dual highways
will greatly aid in reducing the
number of accidents rather than
a four course stretch such as is in
use between Wilmington and State
Road. ut will cost more money
likely, said Mr.. Buck, ito rush the
construction work and it would be
much more convenient for us to
have it carried on more lengthily
during the year. But the Com
mission wants to do all it can to
give employment to as many pers-
ons as the work demands" The
Highway Commission, this week
approved of the construction of
about fifty miles of new roads and
widening operations. Contracts
for these will be sought soon in
order that the work may be start
ed as speedily after January 1 as
possible. In the opinion of Mr..
Mack, Delaware road building
companies will likely win many of
the contracts because of low bids.
Federal Aid for Interstate Roads
Active support, on the part of
motorists of the country. of the
Federal governments program to
increase Federal highway con-
struction, was urged this week by
the Delaware Automobile Associa-
tion, A. M. A., Eleventh and West
streets, Wilmington. ''The present
authorization, for the fiscal year of
1881, for Federal aid is S125, ,000,-
0O0," it is pointed out by l.. L.
Hopes, executive secretary of the
organization. The Federal gov
ernment, as a means towards re-
lieving the unemployed, announces
it will ask Congress next month to
make available at once the 1882
appropriation of like amount.
$3.50, 100000 VIII Be Available
Favorable action by Congress on
the Federal government program
would mean that there would i'm
mediately be available the sum of
$3.50, 100000 which would be
matched dollar for dollar by the
States highway appropriations.
Adoption of the program would
not only relieve the unemployment
situation, but would greatly speed
up highway construction. The
speedy completion of the nations
highway system would mean an
economical saving to the country,
because it is well recognized
truism that we pay for the high
ways whether we have them or
not, in increased cost of operation
over different types of roads.
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