Hwy 26 and Hood, photo by Jeff K. via Flickr
In 2008, a stretch of Highway 26 went under construction to install a new turn lane about 13 miles from Government Camp. The reason for building the new turn lane, as reported by the Department of Transportation, was safety. The DOT cited previous crashes (including some fatal accidents that have occurred at the junction), and said the turn lane would allow traffic to keep moving while also protecting cars making the turn.
To make the new lane, the DOT had to cut into an easement of federal land that surrounded the junction. However, what they disregarded at the time
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