all over the state. Imagine the chaotic conditions we could expect if our snowplows never did get on the road; or, if for some reason all traffic stopped, even for a single day. No mail, no food, no visiting, no living would be the result. Our Department and Its functions are indeed extremely news­ worthy activities. The Public Relations Section news releases are for­ warded to 4 daily papers in this state and to 4 metropolitan newspapers in nearby states. Copy is provided regularly for weekly newspapers, 10 radio stations, and 8 magazines. A total of 331 news releases were issued during the past year, in many cases with photographs. Many other news releases were issued to individual papers for local news. Other news releases appeared a number of times in trade magazines of national circulation. The photographic laboratory supplied the pictures to accompany the news releases. The photo­ graphic personnel also showed films and slides about the Department's work on dirt roads and beach protection work at the request of local civic organizations. A complete photographic record is maintained for the Department of construction work, existing conditions, right­ of-way problems, experimentation, and tests. II. ACTIVITIES OF THE ENGINEERING SECTION PLANNING AND DESIGN DIVISION The Planning and Design Division coordinates the activities of the Road Design Section, the Bridge Section, the Right-of-Way Section, the Planning Section, and the Utilities Section with the other sections of the Department which are concerned with any aspect of contract plan preparation. Upon completion of the plans they are assembled with proposals, special provisions, right-of-way agreements, and other factual information which are then forwarded to the Federal Aid Section. Road Design Section. The Road Design Section designs, reviews and approves all plans for road construction on Interstate, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary roads. Con­ sulting engineering firms engaged for certain projects work with the Road Design Section. Tables III, IV, and V show various categories of projects processed through this Section. 27 TABLE III CONTRACTS AWARDED July 1, 1960 - June 30, 1961 Contract Number Description Type County Mileage Bid Price 1-1, (21)-1, I-I (23), I-I (24) The Christina River Interchan~ Interstate N.C. 1.873 $12,977,428.99 1833 South Union St. Connection New Construction N.C. 0.182 189,881.43 1925 Long Bridge Reconstruction N.C. 0.262 83.385.10 1820 Claymont School Streets " N.C. 0.598 79,651.00 1821 Poplar & Spruce Avenue, Elsmere .. N.C. 0.321 39,558.00 1728 Harmony Road " N.C. 0.384 71,681.00 t..:l 1779 Tuxedo Park 00 " N.C. 1.352 151,190.70 1740-1 Haven Lake Bridges .. K.&S. 0.015 245,997.00 1780 Central Avenue, Ocean View " S. 0.596 49,987.50 1807 Lea Boulevard Widening and Resurfacing N.C. 0.566 60,539.50 1984 Pearson Corner to Marydel Resurfacing K. 6.200 206,102.00 1985 Hartly to Kenton .. K. 4.320 139,708.00 1863 Dirt Roads Reconstruction K. 8.900 191,905.00 1870 Dirt Roads " S. 10.860 190,905.00 1865 Dirt Roads " S. 11.220 158,240.00 1882 Dirt Roads .. S. 7.340 139,963.00 1884 Dirt Roads " S. 7.150 135,219.00 1885 Dirt Roads " S. 5.460 78,263.00 1886 Dirt Roads " S. 4.440 61,135.00 --­ TOTALS 72.039 $15,250,663.22 TABLE IV CONTRACTS, DESIGN COMPLETE July, 31, 1960 - June 30, 1961 Contract Bid Price Number Description Type County Mileage 1924 Road 306 at Vernon New Construction K. 0.101 $ 11,700.00 1567 Washington Street Ext. Reconstruction N.C. 1.485 668,000.00 1568 New Castle Avenue " N.C. 1.406 817,000.00 1637 Center Road " N.C. 0.819 583,000.00 1654 Moores Lane .. N.C. 2.067 485,000.00 1674 Faulkland Road " N.C. 1.139 430,000.00 1683 Foulk Road .. N.C. 2.769 1,070,000.00 1745 Indian Field .. N.C. 1.090 111,000.00 1746 Highland Woods .. N.C. 0.920 90,000.00 1793 Rt. 7 (U.S. 40 to Rt. 273) .. N.C. 1.920 287,000.00 r>:l .. ~ 1847 Cranston Heights N.C. 0.420 37,000.00 1876 Airport Road .. N.C. 1.190 260,300.00 1823 South Little Creek Road .. K. 1.620 96,000.00 1850 Intersection Alterations .. K. 0.088 57,000.00 1740 Milford By-Pass, Walnut Street Ext. .. K.&S. 3.867 1,010,000.00 1524 Rt. 14 (Fenwick Island to Bethany Beach) .. S. 5.173 700,000.00 1563 Rt. 14 (Indian River Inlet to Dewey Beach) .. S. 6.202 1,250,000.00 1808 Road 249 .. S. 4.426 168,000.00 1809 Road 549 " s. 3.393 112,000.00 1447 Wyoming to Willow Grove Widening and Resurfacing K. 5.519 474,000.00 1694 Millsboro to Hardscrabble .. s. 9.661 380,000.00 1827 Double Bridges to Redden " s. 4.204 190,00{).OO Dirt Roads Surfacing N.C. K.&S. 137.320 2,472,000.00 1835 Cleland Heights Drainage N.C. 59,000.00 -- TOTALS 196.799 $11,818,000.0{) TABLE V CONTRACTS UNDER DESIGN July 31, 1960 - June 30, 1961 Contract Number Description Type County Mileage 1733 Rt. 40-Christina River New Construction N.C. 1.587 (Grading & Paving) 1812 Rt. 40 Interchange " N.C. 0.739 1813 Bridge over Rt. 356 " N.C. 0.076 1814 Bridge over Muddy Run " N.C. 1815 Rd. 385 Overpass " N.C. 0.313 1816 Christina River to FAI-1 (Grading & Paving) " N.C. 0.795 1840 Merging Lane U.S. 13 " N.C. 0.173 1811 Lebanon Road " K. 1670 County Rd. 588 to Owens " S. 5.195 1731 Milford By-Pass " S. 3.600 CI.:i Limestone Road 0 1599 Reconstruction N.C. 1.235 1682 Weldin Road " N.C. 1698 Stanton to Churchman Road " N.C. 1732 Rt. 2 (Maryland Line to Newark) " N.C. 1770 Foulk Road .. N.C. 1.820 1778 Road 411 " N.C. 1.310 1816 New Bridge .. N.C. 0.511 1846 Belvidere " N.C. 2.200 1851 Rt. 896 (Maryland Line to Newark) .. N.C. 3.094 1857 Limestone Road " N.C. 4.657 1879 Barley Mill Road " N.C. 1623 Millsboro Streets " S. 0.981 1767 Stein Highway " S. 0.372 1795 Rt. 404 and Rt. 18 " S. 6.595 1799 County Road 546 " S. 2.619 190'5 Kirkwood Highway Crossovers .. N.C. 1632 South Heald Street Resurfacing N.C. 0.609 1983 Red Lion to Bear Station " N.C. 1.540 The Road Design Section performs the statutory duties of the Department relative to the acceptance of suburban streets into the maintenance system. The laws relate to the construction of new streets and the reconstruction of exist­ ing streets. In 1935 approximately 90 miles of suburban streets were accepted from the jurisdiction of the Levy Courts. There was no appreciable increase until 1949, when the total mile­ age maintained was 100 miles. Since 1949 the population of the State j'.as increased by 148,160, and in the same period the mileage of suburban streets maintained has increased by approximately 305 miles, bringing the total to 405.142 miles. Table VI shows in detail the mileage of streets ac­ cepted this year. TABLE VI STREETS ACCEPTED IN FISCAL YEAR 1961 Means Development Mileage HB256 Alban Park . 0.218 HB256 Albertson Park . 0.228 HB256 Anglesey . 0.461 SB387 Atkins Addition (S) . 0.081 HB256 Brandywine Springs Manor . 0.585 HB256 Briar Park (K) . 0.059 HB256 Brook~de Park . 0.074 HB256 Claymont Heights . 0.030 HB256 Concord Hills . 0.320 SB387 Concord Manor . 0.063 HB256 Coventry . 1.231 HB256 Fairfield Farms (K) . 0.157 HB256 Faulkland Heights . 0.592 SB387 Fenwick Island (S) . 0.873 HB256 Forest Hills Park . 0.274 HB256 Foulk Woods . 1.290 HB256 Glendale . 0.212 SB387 Gordon Heights . 0.062 HB256 Gordun Heights . 0.331 HB256 Graylyn Crest, Sect. 3 . 3,647 HB256 Craylyn Crest, Sect. 4 . 0.636 HB256 Hillside Heights . 0.460 HB256 Industrial Park . 0.297 HB256 Jefferson Farms . 1.123 HB256 Manette Heights . 0.247 HB256 Meadowood, Sect. 1 . 1.654 HB256 Meadowood, Sect. 2 . 0.634 HB256 Oakmont . 0.152 HB256 Pinecrest . 0.639 HB256 Radnor Green . 0.085 HB256 Rodney Village (K) . 0.428 Continued 31 Bridge on south-bound lanes of US 13 over Drawyers Creek. Failure of concrete due to intermittent wetting and drying through tidal action and the chemical action of marsh waters. Charles W. Cullen Bridge at Indian River Inlet, showing the severe ice gorge which threatened destruction of the bridge. 32 TABLE VI-Continued HB256 Rogers Manor . 0.256 HB256 Shady Lane (K) . 0.186 HB256 Shellburne . 0.394 HB256 Shipley Heights . 0.123 HB256 Smallwood .............•.................... 0.068 HB256 Todd Estates, Sect. 4 . 1.058 HB256 Tybrook . 0.946 HB256 Welshire . 0.609 HB256 West Park . 0.530 HB256 Westview III . 0.084 HB256 Wilmington Manor . 0.142 HB256 Windy Bush . 0.076 HB256 Wycliffe . 0.790 TOTAL MILEAGE ACCEPTE'D........ 22.405 TOTAL MILEAGE MAINTAINED TO DATE 433.142 Bridge Section. The work of the Bridge Section during the year consisted largely of the design of needed work which could be advertised promptly when finances permitted. This advance planning proved worthwhile for, with a staff reduced by death and resignations, it was possible in the Spring of 1961 to advertise ten projects and complete plans for sixteen others.