WILMINGTON – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Bellevue State Park has announced that visitors who travel to the park for the Bellevue Summer Concert Series need to be aware that an ongoing road construction project near the park will require using detour routes to get into the park via the entrance at 800 Carr Road, Wilmington, DE 19809.

The I-95 northbound and southbound ramps for Marsh Road, Exit 9, are closed for repairs until the end of August. Due to ongoing construction, motorists are prohibited from turning left onto Carr Road from Marsh Road southbound. A recently-updated GPS navigation system and the Google Maps mobile app can provide accurate turn-by-turn directions to navigate the construction detours and enter Bellevue State Park entrance at 800 Carr Road.

Visitors without GPS or Google Maps mobile app access can follow these directions to navigate safely to the Bellevue park entrance:

• I-95 northbound: Continue northbound on I-95 past exit 9 (Marsh Road) and exit the interstate at Exit 10 (Harvey Road). Turn right onto Harvey Road, then right again onto Philadelphia Pike. Turn right onto Silverside Road and then left onto Carr Road. The park entrance will be approximately one mile ahead on the left.
• I-95 southbound: Exit the interstate at Exit 9 (Marsh Road) and turn left onto Marsh Road southbound. Continue past Carr Road and turn left onto Washington Street Extension. Turn left onto Philadelphia Pike, left onto Bellevue Parkway, and left again onto Carr Road. The park entrance will be just ahead on the left.
• I-495 Northbound and Southbound: Exit the interstate at Exit 4 (Edgemoor). Turn right onto Edgemoor Road, turn slightly right onto State Route 3 (Marsh Road), then turn right onto Carr Road. The park entrance will be just ahead on the right.

The summer concert series has 23 dates, scheduled every Thursday and Sunday now through Aug. 25, with the exception of Thursday, July 4. Visitors who require assistance with navigating to the park to attend concerts can call the park office at 302-761-6963.

Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 49, No.147

Range building expansion project to improve access and operations

NEW CASTLE – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the rifle-pistol range at the Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center will close temporarily, beginning Wednesday, May 22, for a construction project to expand the range building.

A new inspection and observation building will be constructed at the entrance to the rifle-pistol range. This building will provide public shooters and range staff with a safe, efficient facility to inspect firearms and ammunition and to better route shooters in and out of the range. Construction is anticipated to take 30 days and the pistol-rifle range will reopen immediately upon project completion. The upgrade is part of improving the Ommelanden shooting range facility to better serve shooting sports customers.

Trap and skeet fields and archery courses will not be impacted by the upgrade, and will remain open during regular operating days and hours, available at Ommelanden Range.

For more information, please call the DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Wildlife Section at 302-739-9912.

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Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 49, No. 119

REHOBOTH BEACH – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that dredging will begin May 6 on a lagoon adjacent to the Assawoman Canal in Delaware Seashore State Park. Preparation work for the dredging is underway at the site off Town Road near Route 26 in Ocean View. It includes tree removal along the perimeter of the lagoon. The project will enable launch access to the canal for canoes and kayaks.

During the construction period, which is expected to last until late spring, the Town Road parking lot and trailhead will be temporarily closed on some construction days. The main portion of the Assawoman Canal Trail will remain open to walkers and cyclists.

The Delaware Seashore State Park Regional Office manages the Assawoman Canal Trail. For more information, contact Park Superintendent Doug Long at 302-227-2800 or visit www.destateparks.com for restriction updates and project progress.

Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 49, No. 108

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the temporary closure of the Phillips Landing Boat Ramp parking lot and fishing area would be extended through Tuesday, March 26 to complete the repaving of the parking lot that has been delayed due to weather. The area was initially closed on Thursday, March 21 for the repaving project.

The parking lot repaving is one of the final steps in the expansion and upgrading of the boat ramp, which has been closed for construction since November.

The closest alternative location for shoreline fishing is the Edward R. Koch Fishing Access Area, located on Broad Creek near Bethel.

For more information on the Phillips Landing Boat Ramp closure, please call the DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.

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Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 49, No. 64

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today the temporary closure of the Phillips Landing Boat Ramp parking lot and fishing area to allow repaving of the parking lot from Thursday, March 21 through Monday, March 25, weather permitting.

The parking lot repaving is one of the final steps in the expansion and upgrading of the boat ramp, which has been closed for construction since last November.

The closest alternative location for shoreline fishing is the Edward R. Koch Fishing Access Area, located on Broad Creek near Bethel.

For more information on the Phillips Landing Boat Ramp closure, please call the DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.

Follow the Division of Fish & Wildlife on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/DelawareFishWildlife.

Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 49, No. 63