Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Construction For
Highways Approved
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gram includes three dual or divid-
ed highway projects tOtaling four
miles.
For Kent County there are 8
projects having a total mileage Of
29.48 miles and the estimated cost
for these projects would be S41OO-
600. Included in these projects is
the construction of an additional
lane along U. S. Route 13 from the
end of the present dual highway at
Canterbury south to the county
line, a distance of Is miles, and is
designed to complete the work of
making this route a dual highway
through the length of the State
Another dual highway project list
ed for Kent County, would be the
rebuilding of the existing road
from the Legislative Building in
Dover east to U. S. Route 13, a
distance of Gas miles.
Sussex County would have 5 pro-
jects covering 1906 miles at an es-
timated cost of S1,545,000 with the
program including the construc-
ltion of a single lane from the Kent
County Line for the remaining por-
tiOn of U. S. Route 13 to a point
about one mile south Of Greenwood
to complete the dual highway along
u. S. Route 13.
The remaining portion of the
lU. S. Route 13 dual highway pro-
ject, from a point north Of Seaford
10 the Maryland line, is now under
construction.
Also, included in the Sussex
County projects is the construction
of an additional lane from Five
Points to the entrance to RehObOth
to provide a dual highway for that
area. This project will cover 5.5
miles and for a short space at the
beginning of the project at Five
Points it will be over new location.
It was explained by officials of
the Highway Department that this
program as designed for the two
year period will by no means cover
all of the needed highway improve
Iments in the State but instead they
quickly point out that many other
projects can be listed both as
strengthening the existing high
ways as well as placing highways
in new locations.
However, since the funds for a
highway construction program are
authorized by the Legislature each
two years, the Department confined
this program to the work that
should be undertaken during a two
year period and listed the projects
that they deemed in need of atten-
ton for protection of existing
highways as well as make the high
ways included in the projects mod
ern to meet existing and estimated
future traffic needs.
The projects listed in each coun-
ty, as well as the mileage for each
project are as follows:
New Castle County
Lancaster Pike, Paving since a
contract for grading is now in pro-
gress), 2.8 miles. Newport Pike,
Boxwood TO Silview, four lanes,
Us miles, Murphy Road to Talley-
willie, dual, 1.6 miles. Union Street,
/ Viaducl to Sycamore Street, 0.4
miles. Broom Street, Front to Sew
enth Street, 0.45 miles. Governor
/ Printz Boulevard, goth Street to
Merchandise Mart, 0.6 miles. Wal
nut Street bridge and approaches
IO.75 miles. Veale Road, Concord to
Faulk and Marsh to Harvey, 81
miles. Harvey Road bridge and ap-
proaches, 0.55 miles. Darley Road,
INaamans Road to Philadelphia Pike
I2.3 miles. Delaware Avenue, New
ark, 0.725 miles. Silverside Road
Talleyville to Faulk, / mile. River
Road, Duncan to Prospect, 0.5
miles. Red Clay Creek Bridge at
Marshallton, Oh mile. Holloway
Terrace, LambsOn Lane, 1.13 miles,
Liberty Avenue, Minquadale. II
miles. Redding School sidewalks
A. 1. dupont School sidewalk.
Kent County
Lebanon Bridge and approaches,
O.5 mile Smyrna to Woodland
Beach, widening. Court Street, Do
yer, and bridge, 0.48 mile. Devils
Hill to Little Creek, miles. Viola
Railroad Crossing, 02 mile. Smyr-
ma school streets, 0.3 mile. Har-
ringtOn curbs and drainage, 1 mile
Canterbury to County Line, part OF
U. S. Route Is dual. Is miles.
Sussex County
Five Points to Shockley's Corner
(RehOboth), dual, 5.5 miles. Coun-
ty line to one mile south of Green
wood, part of U. S. Route 19 dual
81 miles. Line Road east of Del
mar, "A miles. Joint project with
Maryland. Oak Lane. Laurel. 0.S
mile. Swain Dam, relocation, 0.2;
mile.