Construction to make Route 113 a four-lane highway remains on schedule, though with an ambitious timeline, according to Bob Rager, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) liaison. By the end of December, the administration hopes to have all four lanes from Berlin to Snow Hill open for traffic.
Contractor Allan Myers is currently working on paving the final road surface on the four-mile section from north of MD 365 Public Landing Road to the north of Five-Mile-Branch. How quickly that goes is largely dependent on weather, Rager said.
“It’s a tall order, as surface asphalt mixes generally require a minimum temperature of 40 degrees for proper compaction and good ride quality,” Rager said. “As long as the weather is favorable, we plan on paving seven days a week during daylight hours.”
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11 comments:
Hahaha. Another 10 year project just like the last one on the way to pocomoke. Embarrassing
It is nothing but a cluster f out there Seems to be no rhyme or reason to what they are doing. White all the traffic barrels they have out it is hard to see oncoming traffic on the curves and when making turns
If they had a different contractor doing the job other than Meyers it would be done by now
And now all the people that complained the old highway was causing too many deaths, will now complain they can't cross the highway without going first in one direction, and making a uturn to go back in the other direction to get to the other side of the road. Well, that's what will save lives. You're welcome, at the tune of many millions of dollars.
Unfortunately, in 25 years the Eastern Shore will resemble New Jersey.
Route 50 will be widened to another six lanes,
farms will be replaced by Section 8 housing,
murders, rapes, and home break ins will be a daily routine.
ALL TO JUST GET TO THE BEACH
Anonymous Anonymous said...
And now all the people that complained the old highway was causing too many deaths, will now complain they can't cross the highway without going first in one direction, and making a uturn to go back in the other direction to get to the other side of the road. Well, that's what will save lives. You're welcome, at the tune of many millions of dollars.
December 2, 2019 at 4:16 PM
The "old highway didn't cause any deaths" the stupid drivers did.
Very true, I noticed that also. Accidents waiting to happen.
Because the highways are too close together, not enough median strip. Very poor engineering
Anonymous said...
Because the highways are too close together, not enough median strip. Very poor engineering
December 2, 2019 at 7:00 PM
WRONG!! There is enough asphalt on both lanes. The drivers obviously couldn't stay between the lines. There is no such thing as a buffer in real life to correct stupidity. I know it's sad to lose a loved one but it is always negligence. I have seen many people die on that road and I have had friends in serious accidents but it was always someones fault.
December 2, 2019 at 7:00 PM:
Like YOU know anything about highway engineering....
10:03 and 1:15 Obviously my comment went over both of your heads. I'm referring to the median, the part between the lanes of travel in opposite directions, it is not even wide enough for a school to safely cross in some intersections. It doesn't take an engineer to figure that out.
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