New US 301 Opens to Traffic
Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the new US 301 mainline has opened to traffic on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The 14 mile-long US 301 mainline will improve safety and reducing congestion with the bypassing of 29 at-grade intersections, 18 of which are signalized, and numerous driveways with direct access to existing US […]
Governor Carney: Let’s Remove Barriers to Voting
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Op-ed by Governor John Carney I was in Millsboro on Election Day, and in addition to greeting old friends as they went to the polls, I had an especially meaningful experience. A young man was walking nervously toward the fire station that doubled as his polling place. As I stuck out my hand to introduce […]
DNREC Shoreline & Waterway Management beach replenishment projects set for Pickering, Kitts Hummock and Bowers beaches
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019
DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline and Waterway Management Section within the Division of Watershed Stewardship will begin beach replenishment work in early February, pending permit approvals, for the Delaware Bay communities of Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, and Bowers Beach, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. Replenishment, which is expected to be completed in May, will consist of truck-hauled fill projects managed by DNREC. Bayshore beaches in the three communities were chosen for winter replenishment after experiencing significant loss of sand this year due to erosion from Delaware Bay tides and waves.
Delaware wins $4.2 million preschool development grant
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019
Delaware has won a $4.2 million federal grant to strengthen its early childhood system. The grant will help the state better prepare children from all backgrounds to enter kindergarten ready to learn and will improve their transition between early childhood programs and the K-12 system.
DHSS Releases 2018 Study Showing a Continuing Decline in Primary Care Physicians Across the State
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2019
NEW CASTLE (Jan. 2, 2019) – The number of full-time equivalent primary care physicians providing direct patient care in Delaware in 2018 declined about 6 percent from 2013, a trend that resulted in a slightly lower percentage of physicians statewide who are accepting new patients, according to a new University of Delaware study of the […]
