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A notorious half-mile stretch on Graham Hill Road heading into Felton
will see improved drainage and safety precautions in the next two years
while trying to keep the natural beauty of the tree-lined road intact.
A notorious half-mile stretch on Graham Hill Road heading into Felton will see improved drainage and safety precautions in the next two years while trying to keep the natural beauty of the tree-lined road intact.
Improvements will be made over three-fifths of a mile extending from below the turnout on Graham Hill down to the railroad tracks at the bottom of the hill in Felton.
“It’s going to make the road more forgiving,” said Steve Wiesner, a county civil engineer in charge of road design.
There are three elements to the project, Wiesner said.
- Add a left turn lane into Roaring Camp Railroads.
- Fill in the deep ditch on the right side of the road, extending the shoulder by about 3 feet for drivers traveling north into Felton.
- Install a 48-inch pipe storm-drain system to keep water from flowing across the road.
The two-year, $3 million project is scheduled to start in May 2009 and be completed by October 2010. Work can only be done during the dry months between May and October.
Funding for the project will come from the State Transportation Improvement Plan and other local sources — as long as the funds are available when the county must make its official request.
Improvements have been in the works for nearly a decade, said Weisner, who took over the project a year ago.
One of the early proposals called for new turn lanes to three roads off Graham Hill and widening the road by 11 feet.
“It was a huge widening project,” said Wiesner. “They took that to the public and there was a huge uproar.”
Seven years ago, grooves had been cut into the road, which also reduced the number of accidents.
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