M^y- IW) ^retlC UJl^ ?r. (Ui ^l^V (^r^tr ^"u-^- V)^^\ ^u|O^K3- (^rHcP ^0 4; -GM^AHC ^t <TM- M^yi CuJi* (yJ-^,w/Uy) C^-id^sT lleOz*^' f^A >if (dej^r ftyftw) rf^A^cP ^-^^ . 1 /) >...•*•• THE SUN ids White r )re politic POLITICS, fron deal. re. All but Suddenly, the me hours White and his pn s. evaporated. Mr. Sherlfrs had told a state I r roads In him we can't m; te 50 and dass we need." Route 113 At a press conl 1c In parts plain his decisloi d on the dunked the ma 11. worked for here - m the tar- said the regents Is, howev- formed him the resldents would be moved ( d to drive perhaps to Bowie i the water Prince George's ( ister. apparently felt tl •ral Store. PHOTO BY ART BALTOOTSKY under him and di< - still cov- tlon. ince and Showell Park on Route 589 in Worcester County lies under several feet of water after heavy rains. His disclosure ice woke • I grenade amid the ie night to paired, said Donnle Drewer. State members of tbcK if water ki Highways Administration district en-' Bridges out In Worcester County # ofwhomaregrad gineer for Worcester County. In other Sites where bridges have been damaged or approaches flooded sity. i doors of cases, the shoulders of roads have « MrCardin, wl 1 of water been washed away but the roads will his class at the ead. pick- be passable once the water recedes, 1967, called Mr. right out" he said. ' aitely to register hi aid. Three bridges on state highways "Forget the poi this," said were affected by the flooding, Mr. din, now Maryl; ibbs. who Drewer said. Although none was congressman. "N lome early washed out, the roads approaching students. It make tin's River all three are severely damaged, and the school." looded his state inspectors are examining them Law students for possible structural damage. urban settings \ 1 build the The National Weather Service of- clinics, the court said there fice at Baltimore-Washington Inter- learning tools a iter inside national Airport said the storm was along with client' Yesterday "a small nor'caster" caused by a riety of legal proi ie damage low-pressure area that formed off the butes could not In rubber North Carolina-Virginia coast about Bowie, he said. 8 p.m. and moved along the coast Mr. Cardin ma ad, but my The storm moved slowly because to fortet the politi he said. a high-pressure area sitting off the one else was. Volunteer New England coast impeded it and The departun re at mid- allowed the large quantity of rain to the plan unvelle s the top of fall on Worcester County. had political to recede. In Sussex County in southern crossed a wide ^ id he was Delaware, flooding also shut down glonal conflicts t .vlth other several major roads, state police In tics to next year' • bridge be- Lewes said. They also toucn acked up. Closed indefinitely were Route issue of universlt up to the 113 from Millsboro to Selbyville, Sources fami: ay, leaving Route 54 from Selbyville to Fen wick Schaefers think: oach to the Island and Route 17 from Selbyville week that the to Clarksville, police said. White's departur ; until the Nine small bridges in the county take" — the mo; md then it also woe out, police said. , the governor's th c. Thomas of the State Hou* jks. Reporters Doug Birch, Robert A. Mr, Schaefer i les 20 feet Erlandson and Ursula Wlljanen ot in Mr. O'Malley vlU remain The Sun's metro staff contributed here was an ev< can be re- to this article. SUN GRAPHICS land's higher edi more deeply mli ^^rf^BMAAaUa^ estimated comtniction cost is in excess of $50 million and the total distance is about four miles. Design work for the bypass will include design of the roadway, bridges, stormwater management, drainage, right-of-way re- quirements, traffic signing, lighting, sig- nalkation, wetland mitigation and studies as necessary to complete the product. The by- pass will be designed for a design speed of 70 miles per hour with crossing roadways de- signed for 40 miles per hours. hftlil RtCoRb ^/SDM WORCESTER Pocomoke River bridge to reopen this week for traffic A1SO Pocomolcp'c r-iK, \<„„„_— . ... -' Also Pocomoke's City Manager A celebration to mark the open- The StateHighway Administra- ing has been set for June 29 at March 15. iKHLrepSried this week that the traffic flow on Second Street from Market to 1 mden Ave. will be re- which many state and area officials Early this year it was found thai TOComoke River Bridge will reopen including Gov. William Donald the piling for the draw span was either some time Thursday or early vised some time Wednesday The Schaefer, will be on hand. direcuon , changed last year after suspect creating a need for addi- Friday morning after almost 10 w; s When the bridge first collapsed months of closure following the the bridge collapse to make it easier tional work on that portion, adding the target date for the repair and to the cost and the time involved collapse of a span August 17, for people to get to the downtown opening was within 10 weeks^ 1988. According to Donnie Drewer, Because of this work the comple- tion date was moved up again this asst. district engineer, the work is Drewer .tid that this week's However, that was just for the con- time to June 15. supposed to be completed at some opening w,ll just affect automo- struction of a span to replace the point on Thursday. The total cost biles and nut marine traffic since one collapsed. At the suggestion of of the work on the bridge will be uie draw can not be raised at this the State Highway Administration approximately $3 million. 1 ln an ^ ^"P emergency. He it was decided to replace both spans said that the target date for marine leading to the draw portion which fi f Is a week from Friday He added that the bridge will be raised would make the appearance as close as possible to the original bridge. manually from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 6n This moved the completion date to Saturday June 24. if the wo* is not completed at that time. That is the date of the Cypress Festival IS Iv' AllEjSMXi^imxy Work Continuing ^Work Continuing To Complete (Continued From Page 9) The work includes 17 bridges and culverts, retaining walls, Projects On National Freeway signing, landscaping, drainage By CHUCK BIEDKA The section is expected to be land Road to Davis Road sec- and stream location. Times-News Writer completed in July 1991. tion of Route 48. Crews are constructing the After winter-restricted Since April 23,1988, Trumbull The project, which began Route 48 bridges over Flint- schedules, construction crews Construction has been working Aug. 26, 1988, involves the re- stone Creek. Blasting has begun are continuing projects to on the Hinkle Road to Dolly construction of Route 48 and at a portion of Polish Mountain complete the National Road segment. A September Scenic Route 40 from the east of adjacent to Route 40. Traffic Freeway's missing link be- 1991 completion date is ex- Cumberland Road to west of delays are possible. tween Wolfe Mill, just east of pected. Davis Road. S.J. Groves & Sons Comp;iny, Cumberland, to M.V. Smith The project involves About 2,000 feet of Pratt Inc. is the contractor for the Road. upgrading Route 40 to freeway Hollow Stream will be Davis Road to M:v. Smilh Geupel Construction Comp- standards as well as construc- relocated. Road. any is completing the Christie ting about 5.2 miles of new The project will also involve The project formally started Road to Hinkle Road portion of road. construction of a three-span July 15, 1987 and completion is the project. The section specifies one full continuous steel girder bridge expected by January of 1990. The project involves the and one partial interchange, and three smaller structures. Two interchanges — one at upgrading of .98 miles of ex- culverts and lighting, signing, Crews are currently installing Fifteen Mile Creek and one at isting Route 40 to freeway landscaping and drainage. berm ditches, retaining walls M.V. Smith Road — are standards. To do that, con- Crews are currently working and clearing and grubbing. specified in the scope of the struction crews will install one on the bridge at the entrance to Excavation is being done on project as are four bridges, four dual-lane, 850-foot-long steel Rocky Gap State Park. both sides of the road and the culverts, retaining walls, sign- girder bridge, four box or arch The right lane of the west- Statg Highway AflministrPti"n ing, stream relocation, land- culverts and retaining walls as bound lane, east of Martin's says motorists should exercise scaping and relocation of a park well as installing lights, signs, Mountain, and the eastbound extra caution. ranger's office and mainten- drainage and doing landscap- roadway west of Martin's The Davis Road to Old ance facility. ing. Mountain, will remain closed on Cumberland Road section is a Work on the bridge near the Monday morning through no passing zone and there will Baltimore Pike Fire Hall has Thursday afternoon because of be a nighttime truck crossing closed the right shoulder of the daytime blasting and nighttime just west of Mike's Inn. road on the eastbound lane and excavation near the roadway.