In what has become the worst summer of traffic in the Cape Region, has anyone seen or heard from our local legislators on what they are doing to make things safer? We've heard from the editorial board of this paper demanding more from DelDOT and read recently about the long-overdue start of the Minos Conaway Road improvements, which look nonexistent since last month's shovel-ready ceremony. Yet the accidents continue. The fatalities and serious injuries happen almost daily, but in one recent edition of the Cape Gazette, our local state senator and state representative were busy taking a selfie of themselves at a flag-raising ceremony.
Folks, it's time the people of our area do what communities across the country have done for years, which is to hold local leaders accountable and demand investments that reflect the challenges we all face. Traffic isn't a partisan issue. Here at the beach, it's the most bipartisan issue we share all summer.
With Cave Neck Road still being closed after weeks and the most recent disappointing news from DelDOT of the indefinite postponement of the Canary Creek bridge project, which was studied ad nauseum for years, there seems to be no one among our local elected officials who is raising their voice to speak up and demand more. Where is the collaboration that was promised by newly elected officials between the state and county? Where are the dollars coming from Dover, which were promised during the campaign season?
Sadly, it seems that the gridlock in Washington, D.C., isn't just confined to the Beltway but has found us here at the beach, and the people in charge just keep pointing fingers at each other or saying nothing at all.
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