Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31

OthcI new pfOJCCLb luCluucQ III Illt
total would eliminate bottlenecks OBJ
structing free flow of traffic and al
many danger points on the highways
as possible.
Resurfaclng Planned
In the appropriation, $4,000
would be used for resurfacing high.
ways, some of which, the report
said, were 20 to rs years old. This
resurfacing will include about III
miles at cost OF $40, 900 per mile.
An appropriation of $4,000 Ii
also asked for widening 14-foot high
ways to Is feet. This general pro
gram will eliminate 12.5 miles O
highways in this state which wer,
disapproved in a recent defense sur
vey Of minimum requirements fol
military use.
Hastens Safety Campaign
Mr.. Mack said every precautior
was being taken to reduce the mum.
ber of highway fatalities and that
in addition to establishing speed
zones, the highway department was
strongly in favor of further dissem.
ination of the safety education pro
gram for school children and the
better driving program for adults.
Further recommended projects
are:
State Highway Building in Dover
$4,000; motor vehicle office anC
testing lane, Georgetown, $4,000.
Roads needing resurfacing, Mr.
Mack stated, are:
Kennett Pike, five miles; New,
ark-Maryland Line, three miles,
State Road-Maryland Line, 1S miles;
Tybout's Corner to Wilmington,
miles; H and H via Tybout's Cor,
ner via Middletown, II miles; Odes.
sa-Wrangle Hill, miles; Naaman't
Creek Road, six miles; Smyrna
Dover, 10 miles; DoVer-Delmar, 81
miles; Dover, Milford. 10 miles, and
Milford-Selbyville, 30 miles.
Widening Needed
The roads requiring widening are
Brandywine Sanatorium-Gap, two
miles, 10000; Selbyville-C Clarksville
II miles, $4,000; Greenwood-MiI-
ford. IL miles. $4,000; Atlanta
Seaf0rd, eight miles, $50, 900; Blades
Hardscrabble. IA miles, $4,000;
Maryland Line Greenwood Reho-
both Road, 20 miles, $500, 900; Ken
ton to Maryland Line via Hartly,
eight miles, $4,000; Bowers Beach
Road, three miles, $4,000; Clayton
to Maryland Line, seven miles,
$4,000, and Little Creek to Devils
Hill, four miles, $4,000.
The report also contains a break
down of the $1,32S,533 construction
program for 1941 which has been
submitted to the Public Roads Ad-
ministration for its approval. OF
the total 1927, ,439 will be spent for
primary construction and S401 ,094
will be spent for secondary construc-
tion.
Other Projects Listed
The primary system projects are:
New Castle county Lancaster Pike
from Gap Road to Pennsylvania
Line. grading and structure, $780,
600; Kennett Pike, from Barley Mill
Road to Pennsylvania Line, widen
ing and resurfacing, 100000; Glas-
gov to Maryland Line, widening and
resurfacing, $4,000; Front street,
from Market to Wall
nut. asphalt pavement, $4,000;
Boulevard, Wilmington, re-
construction, $4,000, and Concord
Pike, Talleyville to Pennsylvania
Line, reconstruction, $4,000.
Kent county, Leipsic Bridge and
10000; Frederick to Lit
tie Heaven, resurfacing, $44 900; /;
to Harrington, widening
and resurfacing, $4,000, and Pear
son to Maryland Line, widening,
$64 900.
Sussex county, Dewey Beach
bridge, balance OF funds, $64,43 I;
Blades to Concord, widening, $52,-
600; Reliance to Seaford, widening,
sos, 900; Shawnee to Milford, widen
ing and resurfacing. $27 900, and Sell
byviIle to CIarksville. reconstruc-
ton. 100000.
Work on the system of secondary
roads includes: New Castle county,
White Clay Creek bridge, recon-
of bride, $67 ,668, and Cur
tis Mill bridge, similar reconstruc-
ton. S65.00O.
Kent county, Maryland Line to
Kenton, widening, S45 700; Dover to
balance of funds, soil BIZ
luminous road, Sic, ,426; Dover to Lit
tie Creek, widening, $4,000.
Sussex county, Oakley to Shaw
nee. traffic bound road, $4,000; At
lanta to Green's Mill, widening, $52,-
900; Lovett's Nursery to Jefferson
Cross Roads, traffic bound road,
$4,000; Bridgeville to Wesley Chap
Ell, traffic bound road, $4,000.
Channel For Boats
The Dewey Beach bridge now un-
der construction is a double rolling
lift bascule with two approach spans,
a total length of Ill feet and a 2S- |
foot roadway with a four-foot side
walk. A clear channel for boats of
so feet is provided.
OF the road projects nine built
entirely from state funds amounted
10 500, ,529.22 and 12 built with federal
aid amounted to 1913, ,928.92. OF the
bridge projects four from state
funds amounted to $30,S32 and two
with federal aid amounted to $685.
904.
Sixteen railroad grade crossings
were protected by flashing light
signals at cost of $49, 9,655.25. Con-
.racts for the elimination of grade
at Tull's Crossing, Seaford,
ind crossing at North Wyoming
ire expected to be completed by early
Ipring.
Several properties needed for the
to the new bridge at st. |
Georges were acquired by the right
II way division. On these properties
he houses have been relocated be-
rond the right of way and have
,een placed in liveable condition.
Permission will be asked of the Leg