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  Category: Department of Transportation


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 […]




Delaware Receives More Than $30 Million in FHWA Redistribution

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $30,428,691 in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states. “We are continuing to make significant investments – more than $4.5 billion – in infrastructure projects […]




Governor Carney Announces Retirement of DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan After 31 Years of State Service

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 14, 2020

Cohan transformed the Division of Motor Vehicles before leading largest-ever capital program as DelDOT Secretary WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday announced the retirement of Jennifer Cohan, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation, following 31 years of service to the State of Delaware. Cohan will serve through October, when she will join […]







  Category: Department of Transportation

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 […]




Delaware Receives More Than $30 Million in FHWA Redistribution

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $30,428,691 in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states. “We are continuing to make significant investments – more than $4.5 billion – in infrastructure projects […]




Governor Carney Announces Retirement of DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan After 31 Years of State Service

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 14, 2020

Cohan transformed the Division of Motor Vehicles before leading largest-ever capital program as DelDOT Secretary WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday announced the retirement of Jennifer Cohan, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation, following 31 years of service to the State of Delaware. Cohan will serve through October, when she will join […]