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Russell requested that Woodward Road'be paved. “I remember riding horses on it whei}5 was a kid,” Estes explained. “It goes back to a deed in 1750 and is the boundary line to an original land grant. I hate to see it (paved), b)it there is hardly any place to go. It’s barely 10 feet wide. But, (Russell) is right, of course.”
The county’s “Pave in Place” program, where the road is paved but not widened or ^ ditched, is not necessarily the right thing, either, says Estes. While it does help preserve the scenic beauty of the road, it doesn't solve many of the safety problems. All scenic bywayB in the county are already paved.
Tbo many roads are too narrow for school buses and trucks to pass safely, or are inaccessible to emergency vehicles. Some have dangerous curves and blind hill crests, poor sight distance at intersections, and narrow or steep shoulders.
Snow removal is another complication. Like Woodward Road, many roads are very narrow or are bordered by stone fences or streams, so there is no place to push the snow off.
Estes also explained that the practice of applying chloride to the roads not only melts the snow, but melts deep into the roadbed itself.
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