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  Category: Department of Transportation


New 2nd Street On-Ramp to I-95 Southbound Opens

Department of Transportation | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 31, 2020

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the new 2nd Street on-ramp to I-95 southbound in Wilmington has opened during the overnight hours on Wednesday, December 30. This was the first project related to the upcoming I-95 corridor rehabilitation project and was opened on schedule by contractor R.E. Pierson. This nearly $20 million project, […]




Winter Weather Awareness Week – December 7-11

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Transportation | News | Weather | Date Posted: Friday, December 4, 2020

Smyrna, DE – As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, we must be reminded of the hazards winter brings. Every year, winter weather conditions such as snow and freezing temperatures cause deaths, injuries, illnesses, and property damage in Delaware. Last year’s mild winter is not an indicator of what’s to come this year, so the time is now to brush up on some winter weather terminologies and start […]




Oil Spill Cleanup of Delaware Bay Coastline Intensifies Today With Additional Resources Deployed

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Date Posted: Friday, October 23, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and U.S. Coast Guard continued Thursday and Friday to spearhead a cleanup operation for the oil spill that has deposited blobs of oil called tar balls and oiled debris this week over a stretch of Delaware coastline extending from the upper Delaware Bay to the tip of the Atlantic Ocean.




Deadline for Second Round of TIIF Grant Application Approaching

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2020

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is reminding interested businesses that applications for the next round of Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF) grants will be accepted until Monday, November 16, 2020. A total of $12,501,000 is available for the second round of TIIF applications. TIIF was established in 2019 to provide economic assistance for renovation, […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]







  Category: Department of Transportation

New 2nd Street On-Ramp to I-95 Southbound Opens

Department of Transportation | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 31, 2020

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the new 2nd Street on-ramp to I-95 southbound in Wilmington has opened during the overnight hours on Wednesday, December 30. This was the first project related to the upcoming I-95 corridor rehabilitation project and was opened on schedule by contractor R.E. Pierson. This nearly $20 million project, […]




Winter Weather Awareness Week – December 7-11

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Transportation | News | Weather | Date Posted: Friday, December 4, 2020

Smyrna, DE – As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, we must be reminded of the hazards winter brings. Every year, winter weather conditions such as snow and freezing temperatures cause deaths, injuries, illnesses, and property damage in Delaware. Last year’s mild winter is not an indicator of what’s to come this year, so the time is now to brush up on some winter weather terminologies and start […]




Oil Spill Cleanup of Delaware Bay Coastline Intensifies Today With Additional Resources Deployed

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Date Posted: Friday, October 23, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and U.S. Coast Guard continued Thursday and Friday to spearhead a cleanup operation for the oil spill that has deposited blobs of oil called tar balls and oiled debris this week over a stretch of Delaware coastline extending from the upper Delaware Bay to the tip of the Atlantic Ocean.




Deadline for Second Round of TIIF Grant Application Approaching

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2020

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is reminding interested businesses that applications for the next round of Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF) grants will be accepted until Monday, November 16, 2020. A total of $12,501,000 is available for the second round of TIIF applications. TIIF was established in 2019 to provide economic assistance for renovation, […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]