Upon Further Review: Has Route 113 Crosswalk Accomplished Much?

OCEAN CITY – Bobby Lee Johnson has been crossing Route 113 from his residence on Flower Street in Berlin almost every day for the past 56 years.

He says even with the new crosswalk at the intersection of Bay Street and Assateague Road that was installed after one teenager was killed and another critically injured after being struck by a passing police cruiser roughly two years ago, crossing that highway is a daunting task.

“It’s still as dangerous at is it ever was,” said Johnson. “You better know what you are doing and get yourself moving when that light turns green because you don’t have a lot of time.”

To truly understand what Johnson means, it helps to take the walk across the busy highway which has not only been deemed one of the most dangerous in our region, but also has historically divided the east side of Berlin, which is predominantly inhabited by African-American residents and the west side of Berlin, which is mostly made up of Caucasian residents.

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