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Over One Million Motorists Traveled Through Delaware’s Toll Plazas during Thanksgiving Holiday

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced that during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period 1,200,235 vehicle trips were totaled at the I-95 Newark, SR 1 Biddles Corner, and Dover Toll Plazas. It is estimated that more than $3 million dollars in revenue was collected by Delaware’s toll plazas during this time frame. Click on […]




SR 141/I-95 Ramp Interchange Project Will Require Nighttime Lane Shifts on I-95 NB and I-295 NB

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Newport –  The Delaware Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) contractor, Mumford and Miller Inc., will be shifting the I-295 northbound traffic to I-95 northbound between Exit 5 and past the SR 141 northbound interchange beginning Thursday, November 30, 2017. The lane shift will be in place at the following times: • 8 p.m. Thursday, November 30 until […]




NAMI Delaware to Host Clothing Drive Dec. 1-5 to Benefit Clients of DPC and ACE Peer Resource Center

Delaware Health and Social Services | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Nov. 21, 2017) – The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Delaware will host a statewide clothing drive Dec. 1-5, with donations in New Castle and Kent counties to benefit the Delaware Psychiatric Center and donations in Sussex County to benefit the ACE Peer Resource Center in Seaford. In New Castle and Kent […]




DelDOT Receives National Roadway Safety Award

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Roadway Safety Foundation have announced that Delaware is one of this year’s nine National Roadway Safety Award winners, which represent the nation’s best examples of innovation in highway safety. The biennial competition, which began in 1999, is an acknowledgement of successful approaches to improving roadway safety at the […]




US 301 Mainline Project Will Require the Nighttime Closure of SR 1 NB Beginning Tuesday, November 28

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017

As part of the ongoing US 301 Mainline Project, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has announced upcoming nighttime closures of SR 1 northbound for the installation of structural components for the new US 301 bridge over SR 1. The SR 1 northbound closure between Pole Bridge and US 13 Northbound Free Ramp will occur […]







  Category: Kent County

Over One Million Motorists Traveled Through Delaware’s Toll Plazas during Thanksgiving Holiday

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced that during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period 1,200,235 vehicle trips were totaled at the I-95 Newark, SR 1 Biddles Corner, and Dover Toll Plazas. It is estimated that more than $3 million dollars in revenue was collected by Delaware’s toll plazas during this time frame. Click on […]




SR 141/I-95 Ramp Interchange Project Will Require Nighttime Lane Shifts on I-95 NB and I-295 NB

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Newport –  The Delaware Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) contractor, Mumford and Miller Inc., will be shifting the I-295 northbound traffic to I-95 northbound between Exit 5 and past the SR 141 northbound interchange beginning Thursday, November 30, 2017. The lane shift will be in place at the following times: • 8 p.m. Thursday, November 30 until […]




NAMI Delaware to Host Clothing Drive Dec. 1-5 to Benefit Clients of DPC and ACE Peer Resource Center

Delaware Health and Social Services | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Nov. 21, 2017) – The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Delaware will host a statewide clothing drive Dec. 1-5, with donations in New Castle and Kent counties to benefit the Delaware Psychiatric Center and donations in Sussex County to benefit the ACE Peer Resource Center in Seaford. In New Castle and Kent […]




DelDOT Receives National Roadway Safety Award

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Roadway Safety Foundation have announced that Delaware is one of this year’s nine National Roadway Safety Award winners, which represent the nation’s best examples of innovation in highway safety. The biennial competition, which began in 1999, is an acknowledgement of successful approaches to improving roadway safety at the […]




US 301 Mainline Project Will Require the Nighttime Closure of SR 1 NB Beginning Tuesday, November 28

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017

As part of the ongoing US 301 Mainline Project, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has announced upcoming nighttime closures of SR 1 northbound for the installation of structural components for the new US 301 bridge over SR 1. The SR 1 northbound closure between Pole Bridge and US 13 Northbound Free Ramp will occur […]