WDEL.com & DelDOT - Wed May 10, 2023
VIDEO: Major Construction Has Started On Newark, Del.'s I-95/State Highway 896 Project
A 26-month project to overhaul one of Delaware's most dangerous interchanges has started near the town of Newark, the state's Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced. The focus of the Interstate 95 and Delaware Highway 896 Interchange Project is to decrease the amount, frequency and severity of accidents through the corridor....
Town Square Live & Appoquinimink School District - Tue May 02, 2023
Middleton, Del., to Build New School Named for Famed Civil Rights Lawyer
One of Middletown, Del.'s historic school buildings is getting a $57.1 million makeover. The Louis L. Redding Building, part of Appoquinimink School District and named after the first Black practicing lawyer in Delaware, will have a new home in two years....
Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Carper & CEG - Mon March 13, 2023
Delaware Lawmakers in D.C. Get $51.7M in USACE Funding for Water Projects
Delaware's Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., announced on March 7 that it had secured $51.7 for critical water infrastructure projects in the state as a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) work plan for fiscal 2023....
Cape Gazette & DelDOT - Wed February 15, 2023
Correction to Lewes, Del.'s 'Malfunction Junction' to Begin in March
The construction of a new roundabout and related improvements at Delaware's "Malfunction Junction" is slated to begin the first week of March, officials from the state's Department of Transportation (DelDOT) told a recent meeting of the Five Points Working Group in the town of Lewes on Cape Henlopen....
Ocean City Dispatch - Thu February 02, 2023
DelDOT Plans to Keep Road Open as It Replaces Bridge Onto Fenwick Island
The replacement of the Delaware Highway 54 bridge, connecting the mainland to Fenwick Island, was the subject of a public workshop in the beach town on Jan. 31During the forum, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) presented plans and timelines for a bridge replacement project along Del....
Delaware News Journal - Wed January 04, 2023
Canal Overlook Subdivision in Delaware to Feature 108 Large Homes, Lots of Trees
A proposal has been put forth to build a subdivision of large homes along the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal in Delaware, between the communities of St. Georges and Delaware City, with a path to the nearby Michael Castle Trail for biking and hiking....
Delaware News Journal - Mon November 14, 2022
VIDEO: DelDOT Begins Work on Reconfiguring I-95/Del. Highway 896 Interchange
The Interstate 95 and Delaware Highway 896 interchange near Newark is looking barren these days after swaths of trees were recently cut down. The timber, from Iron Hill to surrounding retention ponds, has been removed as construction workers make way for an estimated $165 million project that will reconfigure the interchange, adding flyovers and a pedestrian/bicyclist pathway that will connect Old Baltimore Pike to Welsh Tract Road....
Delaware News Journal - Tue November 08, 2022
Delaware School District Unveils Changes to $57.1 Middle School Plan
The Appoquinimink School District in Delaware has updated its plans for the Louis L. Redding Middle School renovation project, the next in a series of new learning sites for area students. The Delaware News Journal in Wilmington reported that the $57.1 million effort, funded both by the district and the state, will now be constructed in front of the existing Redding Middle School facility....
Delaware News Journal & Railway Technology - Wed October 12, 2022
New Claymont Rail Station in Delaware to Replace Aging Amtrak Facility
A new train station, known officially as the Claymont Regional Transportation Center (CRTC), the first phase in a major redevelopment project in the northern Delaware town, is currently taking shape with plans to open in 2023, according to Railway Technology....
Delaware News Journal - Mon August 22, 2022
Delaware to Bring Water Fun Back to Trap Pond With $2.5M Splash Pad
Trap Pond in Laurel, Del., has served many purposes in its centuries of existence, but for the past 22 years, it has been missing a key element: recreational-quality water. The pond closed to swimmers 22 years ago due to often high bacteria levels....
