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Relying on donated rightof-way “gives us a sense of what the community wants,” he explained. “If we had to buy all the right-of-way, we would NEVER have enough money to improve roads.” Askew added that the condemnation procedure followed by the department takes considerable time. In regard to hard topping secondary roads, condemnation has been employed only “when there’s a regional type need,” he said.
Condemnation requires developing a full set of plans and profiles for the road design. holding public hearings and formulating Environmental impact statements, according to Askew. “If we started the process today, you MIGHT get (the project started) in eight years, if the funding was available,” he said.
Mrs. Ellis again asked when improvements on Route 680 could get underway, emphasizing that all required right-of-way would be donated.
“I can promise you it won’t
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