The State Highway Administration has put the dualization of Rt.113 on hold. The reason?
Because of the danger posed by the Rt. 12 & Rt.113 intersection. 
The Worcester County Commissioners took up the issue at their meeting yesterday.
Last year SHA sent out postcards informing Worcester County residents of a public information meeting that they would be holding telling about their idea of putting in a 'cloverleaf' at the intersection that would essentially eliminate the danger of the intersection.
The only problem is...they don't have the money to do it.
It was suggested with a petition signed by close to 1000 Worcester County Citizens to simply just put in a 'stop' light, with flashing approach signs and lights in both directions, and bring traffic to a complete stop instead of having cars dodge their way across full speed traffic.
The State responded that this was in fact more dangerous than having nothing at all.
I wrote a letter to the State and asked them exactly how many signatures would be required to have a 'Stop' light installed at this intersection.
Their answer...'it doesn't matter how many signatures are gathered, it is dangerous and won't be done'.
OK, so their are close to 1000 citizens who want to have a 'stop' light installed, but we the citizens are not educated professionals and we don't know what we are talking about.
So now the State Highway Administration and the Worcester County Commissioners are at a standstill.
Things were going real well. We are actually getting to Snow Hill from Pocomoke relatively safely, however once past Snow Hill one is back on 'Mr. Toad's Wild Ride'. Between Combines driving at 35 mph, and Road Racers zipping in and out of traffic at over 80mph, the average driver arrives at their destination needing a Valium and a deep tissue massage from the 'white knuckle' experience called Rt.113.
It's time for the State and the County to move forward with this highway project. Dualize the rest of the highway and install a 'stop' light at the intersection.
I believe this is a case where something is better than nothing...we have warning approach lights up and down Rt.13, and they work I don't see how they wouldn't be equally effective on Rt. 113.
I've personally lost two close friends at the intersection with nothing at it at all, and I really don't want to lose anymore.
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WYMZIE, THE REHOBETH BEACH INSECTION AT 113 AND DEL RTE 26, THE SAME ROAD THAT CROSSES RTE 12 IN SNOW HILL HAS 8 TRAFFIC LITES STRECTHED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. CHECK OUT THE STATICS THERE. MD. STATE ROADS IS FULL OF BS.
Rumor had it that a stoplight *was* planned for Route 113 & Ironshire Station Rd once dualization hit there.
Where?
Exactly.
the state wants a clover leaf because it will cost a ba'zillion dollars....thats what they do best....spend spend spend.....the more they spend the more they want to raise taxes....over n over
I do know where Ironshire Station Rd. is but why there?
I wrote an article about this issue a couple of months ago and titled it.
'How Many Lives Have to Be Sacraficed to the Highway God's In Order to Get a Stop Light on 113'?
The really sad thing is that so many of the support workers for OC live in Pocomoke, and the Court Traffic is quite heavy as well from both OC and Pocomoke. These are everyday Joe's and it the money maker called OC that most are heading to, and we can't get there safely.
I bet if this intersection or highway was across the bridge it would be no problem getting it done.
Damn how many more fatal accidents have to happen? Talk talk talk that's all we get yada, yada yada. Bend over a little further we need more smoke blown up our asses!
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