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“Do you think the four-laning of Rt. 211 from Amissville to Washington ruined the beauty of the county?” asked Commissioner David Fannon.
Mr. Cadwalader answered that the project was “a waste of money” because the highway serves “so little traffic.”
“Did you drive it before it was dual-laned?” asked Mr. Fannon, determining that Mr. Cadwalader had traveled the old road in 1964. “Was it safer in 1964 than it is now?” he inquired, getting forcible nods of disagreement from the other Planning Commissioners who are long-time residents of the county. “I can tell you it wasn’t. We had terrible accidents then,” added the Jackson District representative.
“Accidents can happen whether you have four lanes or two lanes or however many lanes you want,” countered Mr. Cadwalader.
“You’re never going to convince me that a dual lane highway is going to destroy the beauty of Rappahannock County or that two lanes are safer than a divided four-lane highway,” Commissioner Fannon replied.
“Of course not, because you’re narrow minded,” interjected Mr. SenKewitz.
Dual-laning will make a “race track” of the four miles between Washington and Sperryville, maintained Mr. Hiers. “A lot of people are going to wind up being dead,”
Commissioner Clark noted that speed limits, passing zones, and other features contributing to safety are set by the highway department on the basis of established and objective criteria.
Col. E. P. Luke, former chairman of the Board of Supervisors, recalled that the board has publicly
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