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  Category: Department of Transportation


State and Local Agencies Respond to Severe Weather and Tornado Damage

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Sunday, April 2, 2023

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), Delaware State Police, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Sussex County Emergency Operations Center, DelDOT, and numerous volunteer organizations are mobilizing resources and personnel to respond to yesterday’s statewide damage from severe storms and likely tornado in Sussex County. Officials confirmed a fatality at a collapsed structure along Tuckers Road southeast of Greenwood, Sussex County. It’s the first confirmed death from a tornado in Delaware since 1983 according to the National Weather Service.




Governor Carney Announces Roadway Safety Initiatives

Child Passenger Safety | Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | News | Office of Highway Safety | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Six pieces of legislation aim to improve safety on Delaware’s roadways SMYRNA, Del. – Governor Carney on Wednesday joined the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), members of the General Assembly, and advocates to announce a package of new initiatives and legislation designed to improve safety on Delaware’s roadways. […]




DelDOT Pilots Wrong Way Driving Alert System

Delaware State Police | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Office of Highway Safety | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has recently installed a wrong way driving detection and alert system on the Exit 95 off-ramp from SR 1 northbound to Bay Road and SR 10 (E Lebanon Road) near the Dover Air Force Base North Gate. The alert system is the first of its kind in Delaware to […]




Delaware Joins Equity in Infrastructure Project

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, March 3, 2023

Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski joined Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje and Department of Transportation officials from four other states this week to sign the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP) pledge. The Equity in Infrastructure Project was created to improve public contracting practices by creating more opportunities for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) […]




State Crash Data Now Available to Public Through Open Data Portal

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Technology and Information | Department of Transportation | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, February 27, 2023

State Crash Data Now Available to Public Through Open Data Portal   Searching Delaware crash data is now as easy and convenient as logging on to the State’s Open Data Portal. “The crash data portal helps us give drivers the information they want and it is our hope that with this information, our citizens will […]







  Category: Department of Transportation

State and Local Agencies Respond to Severe Weather and Tornado Damage

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Sunday, April 2, 2023

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), Delaware State Police, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Sussex County Emergency Operations Center, DelDOT, and numerous volunteer organizations are mobilizing resources and personnel to respond to yesterday’s statewide damage from severe storms and likely tornado in Sussex County. Officials confirmed a fatality at a collapsed structure along Tuckers Road southeast of Greenwood, Sussex County. It’s the first confirmed death from a tornado in Delaware since 1983 according to the National Weather Service.




Governor Carney Announces Roadway Safety Initiatives

Child Passenger Safety | Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | News | Office of Highway Safety | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Six pieces of legislation aim to improve safety on Delaware’s roadways SMYRNA, Del. – Governor Carney on Wednesday joined the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), members of the General Assembly, and advocates to announce a package of new initiatives and legislation designed to improve safety on Delaware’s roadways. […]




DelDOT Pilots Wrong Way Driving Alert System

Delaware State Police | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Office of Highway Safety | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has recently installed a wrong way driving detection and alert system on the Exit 95 off-ramp from SR 1 northbound to Bay Road and SR 10 (E Lebanon Road) near the Dover Air Force Base North Gate. The alert system is the first of its kind in Delaware to […]




Delaware Joins Equity in Infrastructure Project

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, March 3, 2023

Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski joined Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje and Department of Transportation officials from four other states this week to sign the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP) pledge. The Equity in Infrastructure Project was created to improve public contracting practices by creating more opportunities for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) […]




State Crash Data Now Available to Public Through Open Data Portal

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Technology and Information | Department of Transportation | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, February 27, 2023

State Crash Data Now Available to Public Through Open Data Portal   Searching Delaware crash data is now as easy and convenient as logging on to the State’s Open Data Portal. “The crash data portal helps us give drivers the information they want and it is our hope that with this information, our citizens will […]