[jyl]

What happened to Joe Krejci - did he lose land to eminent domain? If so did the state offer him the strip of land where the old road was?

I think it would be will be well worth your time to navigate to the right person at the state to find out what will happen and if you can end up owning the land. It would be a substantial increase to your lot. Maybe you can agree to keep it natural habitat or reforest it or something. I’d plant trees that, in time, will screen your house from the new road and line the driveway. Maybe an orchard? My brother in law had a small orchard on his property, leased it out to people who maintained the trees, mowed the grass, paid him for the water and a small rent, took the harvest, and gave him more apples each year than he really knew what to do with.