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DUI Checkpoints continue in November
Two DUI checkpoints are scheduled to take place this weekend as follows:
• Friday November 15th: Elsmere – New Castle County DUI Task Force – checkpoint
• Saturday November 16th: Millsboro - DSP - checkpoint
Since January 1st there have been over 3,600 individuals arrested for DUI in Delaware this year. Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, by using high visibility enforcement to deter those who would otherwise choose to drink and drive.
The campaign, a six month long effort running through New Year’s Eve, involves set....
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DTC to Conduct Rider Origin – Destination Survey
Monday, October 14, 2013 – Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) announced today the initiation of the Rider Origin – Destination Survey.
The survey will request transit trip information from DART First State customers riding routes in Northern New Castle County.
The information collected will assist in transit service planning for the Wilmington, DE region.
Beginning October 15, 2013, surveyors will be riding select DART bus routes through November 22, 2013, asking customers for their trip details and ideas for improving transit services.
Beginning the week of October 28, the ....
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Route 1 & Route 30 Overpass Project – Opening of New Ramps on Route 1 Northbound (New Traffic Pattern)
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7, 2013
WHERE: Route 1 northbound access to Cedar Neck Road via new ramp
WHAT: DelDOT’s contractor, George & Lynch will open the new on and off ramps on Route 1 northbound to Cedar Neck Road. The existing Cedar Neck Road will be closed permanently at Route 1 northbound.
Motorists will need to use the new on and off ramps to access Cedar Neck Road.
This traffic change will allow the contractor to begin construction of the new overpass at this location.
Variable message boards will be placed to notify motorists of the new traffic pattern.
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July 12: Road Update for 5:45 p.m
KENT COUNTY:
Trees Down:
• Bayside Dr at Picking Beach Rd
• Dickerson St at Wheatley’s Pond Rd – One lane blocked
Flooding:
• 2636 S. Little Creek – Water on Roadway
• US 13 SB near White Oak – Down to one lane – Flooding
• RT 8 EB by Dover High School – Flooded
• N Little Creek Rd IFO Post Office – Flooded
• Division St @ RT 8 – Flooded
• S. Little Creek Rd between Horse pond Rd & RT 9 – High Water on Roadway
• RT 8 @ Cranberry Run - Water on Roadway
• Zion Church @ Deer Run Rd. – Water on Roadway / Flooded
• Artis Dr. @ RT 8 – flooding across roadway
• White Oak Rd at RT....
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DelDOT warning about roads in Kent and Sussex
Effective immediately, DelDOT is asking motorist to avoid driving on roads in Kent and Sussex Counties if possible until the rainstorm subsides. Water on many roads is creating potentially hazardous
driving conditions.
If you must drive, please drive with caution.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning until 5:15 p.m. (more information about the flood warning is below).
--- Route 54, in Sussex County, near Sand Cove Road, has been damaged by the flooding. The road remains open
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TRAFFIC ALERT - Rehoboth Drawbridge Closed to Boating Traffic
WHEN: Closed to Boating Traffic at 1:30 PM on Friday, July 5 through 3 PM on Monday, July 8 (Tentative Date and Time for Opening of Bridge to Boating Traffic)
WHERE: Rehoboth Drawbridge over the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal on Route 1A/Rehoboth Avenue between Church Street and Canal Street in Rehoboth
WHAT: DelDOT announces that the bridge interlocking system is malfunctioning. The bridge is open to vehicular traffic. DelDOT's maintenance forces will make further repairs to the bridge. The bridge is unavailable to boating traffic through Monday, July 8 (tentative date).
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Old Indian River Inlet bridge vanishing as summer visitors arrive
Throughout Memorial Day Weekend, demolition crews continued to dismantle the old Inlet River Inlet Bridge, planning to have the entire structure removed –including four cement piers- by this July 4th holiday. Mindful of the return of summer boaters, however, state agencies are making certain the work does not close the inlet to marine traffic.
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) contractors moved the final span from the old bridge earlier this week, so that it no longer is hanging over the water. Crews will fully remove the rest of the steel structure later this week.
In....
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Click It or Ticket
Dover, DE – The Click It or Ticket campaign will be in full effect with statewide overtime seat belt enforcement starting Monday, May 13th through 27th. Daily enforcement traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols will be conducted day & night by 31 state, local, and municipal police agencies and statewide. Much of the enforcement will occur in the afternoons and evenings when the majority of unrestrained injuries and fatal crashes occur.
Currently, Delaware’s unrestrained fatal crashes are out pacing this time last year. At this time last year 29% of the fatal vehicle occupants w....
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Roads that remain closed after the storm
Below are the five roads that remain closed due to the recent storm.
All of the roads that are closed due to flooding are in Sussex County;
-- Primehook Rd is closed due to flooding
-- Back Bay Cove Road Gate is closed
-- Fowler Beach Rd is closed due Flooding
-- Route 1 northbound closed between Bethany beach & Dewey Beach.
-- Fred Hudson Road is closed due to Flooding
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Final Update – Thursday Afternoon March 7
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) stood down its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as of 12noon today, as the winter storm that blew its way through Delaware yesterday and this morning has moved out of the state, leaving behind minimal damage.
Some areas of the coast are still experiencing flood conditions, and officials at the National Weather Service say that continuing strong winds and tides could cause flooding to continue until at least Saturday.
Weather forecasts continue to include winds at 15 to 20 MPH, with stronger gusts, especially along the shore. More prec....
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Update of I-95 Weekend Closure for the Route 1/I-95 Interchange Project
Christiana: The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that due to the upcoming anticipated weather for this weekend, the planned steel girder installation for the Route 1/I-95 Interchange Project has been rescheduled.
Listed below are the new dates for the closure of I-95 northbound and lane closures on I-95 southbound.
Monday, February 25, Tuesday, February 26, and Wednesday, February 27 from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m., all three nights.
I-95 northbound CLOSED just north of Exit 4A to State Route 1 South.
I-95 northbound single lane restriction in the vicinity of ....
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New online tool for parents of new teen drivers
Dover, DE – The Graduated Driver License (GDL) Parent Orientation Program (POP) is now available online at http://www.ohs.delaware.gov/OHSGDL/story.html for all parents and sponsors of new teen drivers in Delaware. This program is intended for parents and sponsors and explains why the GDL law was implemented in Delaware, gives them teaching and educational resources to help educate and teach their new drivers how to drive safely, and what responsibilities and liabilities the parent/sponsor assumes with a newly licensed driver.
Between 2004 and 2010 the POP program was presented after scho....
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DUI enforcement set for Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl a.k.a. “Harbowl” will be one of the biggest sporting events in 2013. While, many will be watching the game to see which coach Harbaugh can bring home the trophy, Delaware law enforcement officers will be watching the roads ensuring impaired drivers don’t ruin your Super Bowl celebrations.
Sunday night of the big game, the New Castle County DUI Task Force will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Newark while the Delaware State Police and ten (10) other local law enforcement agencies will be conducting statewide DUI saturation patrols. In 2012 there were thirty-six (36) individu....
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DelDOT Crews Up All Night (and Day) Managing Latest Snowfall
Dover, DE – Early this morning, several hundred crew members from the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) were out on key roadways putting down salt. This morning’s forecast is for up to four inches of accumulation in Kent and Sussex Counties, and a bit less in New Castle County. Snow appears heaviest in the Dover area, but the storm is expected to taper off this morning.
Managing snowfall that commences with rush hour traffic is one of the most difficult challenges DelDOT crews face; especially when conditions differ significantly from forecasts.
While roads can be pre-tr....
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The Delaware Office of Highway Safety announces results of "Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other." distracted driving enforcement campaign
Dover, DE – Delaware law enforcement recently concluded the first wave of their tough new high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, "Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other.", and the results are in.
The Office of Highway Safety has announced that between November 7th and 20th, 1,830 drivers were stopped and given distracted driving citations.
“The State issued a total of 1,830 citations during this distracted driving enforcement initiative. We are particularly proud of our law enforcement partners throughout the State who joined with us to send a strong message about th....
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