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  Category: Department of Transportation


DelDOT Earns Credit Rating Upgrade

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, August 12, 2019

Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan announced today that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Delaware Transportation Authority’s bond rating from Aa2 to Aa1, and that Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘AA+’ rating to the Authority’s senior revenue bonds series. Moody’s has also upgraded to Aa3 from A1 the rating on the authority’s outstanding US […]




Governor Carney Signs Legislation Establishing Infrastructure Fund to Create Jobs

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Delaware is investing $3.9 billion to modernize transportation infrastructure through 2025 WILMINGTON, Del. – In front of the Christina River Bridge, Governor John Carney on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 61, legislation that establishes the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF) to allow businesses to make roadway infrastructure improvements that will support job-creating projects in Delaware. TIIF […]




Governor Carney Announces Expansion of DelDOT’s Work-a-Day Earn-a-Pay Program

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del – Governor John Carney, joined by Mayor of Wilmington Mike Purzycki, Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan, and other state and local officials, on Thursday highlighted the Work-a-Day Earn-a-Pay Program Pilot Public Works Jobs program and announced an expansion beyond the City of Wilmington. The $150,000 pilot initiative funded by DelDOT created a partnership […]




DelDOT Hosts 2019 NASTO Conference in Wilmington

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is proud to host the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO) 2019 Annual Conference at the Chase Center in Wilmington from July 8 – 10, 2019. “This is a great opportunity to showcase Delaware to several hundred transportation officials as we gather to discuss a variety of issues […]




Drive Safely Over 4th of July Holiday

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Traffic Safety News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019

With the 4th of July holiday approaching, DelDOT advises motorist to expect heavy traffic volumes on roads throughout the state this week, with Wednesday, July 3, expected to be the day with the heaviest traffic. AAA is forecasting a record-breaking 48.9 million Americans will travel this Independence Day, an increase of more than four percent […]







  Category: Department of Transportation

DelDOT Earns Credit Rating Upgrade

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, August 12, 2019

Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan announced today that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Delaware Transportation Authority’s bond rating from Aa2 to Aa1, and that Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘AA+’ rating to the Authority’s senior revenue bonds series. Moody’s has also upgraded to Aa3 from A1 the rating on the authority’s outstanding US […]




Governor Carney Signs Legislation Establishing Infrastructure Fund to Create Jobs

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Delaware is investing $3.9 billion to modernize transportation infrastructure through 2025 WILMINGTON, Del. – In front of the Christina River Bridge, Governor John Carney on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 61, legislation that establishes the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF) to allow businesses to make roadway infrastructure improvements that will support job-creating projects in Delaware. TIIF […]




Governor Carney Announces Expansion of DelDOT’s Work-a-Day Earn-a-Pay Program

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del – Governor John Carney, joined by Mayor of Wilmington Mike Purzycki, Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan, and other state and local officials, on Thursday highlighted the Work-a-Day Earn-a-Pay Program Pilot Public Works Jobs program and announced an expansion beyond the City of Wilmington. The $150,000 pilot initiative funded by DelDOT created a partnership […]




DelDOT Hosts 2019 NASTO Conference in Wilmington

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is proud to host the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO) 2019 Annual Conference at the Chase Center in Wilmington from July 8 – 10, 2019. “This is a great opportunity to showcase Delaware to several hundred transportation officials as we gather to discuss a variety of issues […]




Drive Safely Over 4th of July Holiday

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Traffic Safety News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019

With the 4th of July holiday approaching, DelDOT advises motorist to expect heavy traffic volumes on roads throughout the state this week, with Wednesday, July 3, expected to be the day with the heaviest traffic. AAA is forecasting a record-breaking 48.9 million Americans will travel this Independence Day, an increase of more than four percent […]