copyright the Chronicle November 16, 2016
by Elizabeth Trail
There’s a new style of ditching along the roads around the Kingdom — and the rest of the state.
Traditional grassy road shoulders are disappearing, replaced by ditches. Not only are the ditches deeper and wider than what most people are used to, but they’re also often lined with rock to slow water movement and catch mud and sediment.
Some of the drop-offs can feel insecure to drive next to, especially where the road crown has also been arched up higher in the middle, and the last foot of road edge is soft because it hasn’t settled yet.
It seems intuitive that when the ditches are deeper and there’s no shoulder, drivers have fewer options when faced with a deer or a fast-moving hay truck.
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