Posts Tagged ‘route 1’
Bicycle Safety Checkpoints Return to Coastal Hwy This Week
The first bicycle safety checkpoint for 2021 is scheduled for Thursday, June 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Nike Outlet and Royal Farms along either side of Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth. Just look for the canopy. The Sussex Cyclists and DelDOT personnel will be available to assist bicyclists with local biking info,…
Read MoreMemorial Day Weekend Traffic Rush Anticipated
DelDOT and MDTA provided the following information and resources for motorists and Memorial Day weekend travelers: Dover: The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is suspending construction-related lane closures at 12:01 AM on Thursday, May 27, 2021 until 12:01 AM on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. On-going sustained lane shifts and/or lane closures may still be in effect…
Read MoreVirtual Hearings Scheduled This Week On Five Points Traffic Projects
The Five Points Transportation Study, progress made in 2020 and work planned in 2021 will be detailed at two workshops for the public. The sessions are hosted by DelDOT and Sussex County. The hearings are held over Zoom. They will last about 60 minutes and include presentations and moderated questions and answers about projects and…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Installs Pedestrian Safety Beacons at 3 Intersections in Town
With pedestrian safety at top of mind, the City of Rehoboth Beach has installed flashing beacons at three crosswalks on Rehoboth Avenue. These Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) crosswalk systems are solar-powered and activated by pedestrians who push a button when they want to cross a street. The bright, yellow signage and the flashing lights…
Read MoreUpdate – 2 Drivers Hurt In Route 1 Wreck
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash on Route 1 near Milton that sent two drivers to a hospital Tuesday morning. Police say a northbound pick-up truck driven by a 22-year-old Bethany Beach man traveled into the median near the Broadkill Bridge and struck a guardrail on the southbound side. Then the vehicle flipped several…
Read MoreRoute 1 Closed In Milton Area Due To Crash
An accident has closed Route 1 in both directions in the Milton area. Route 1 southbound was closed at Route 16. Route 1 northbound was shut down at Hudson Road. Route 1 northbound has since reopened. Motorists should find an alternate route.
Read MoreDel. State Police Plan Increased Enforcement On Routes 1, 113 This week
Delaware State Police say Route 1 and Route 113 may be more congested during the next week. You may notice stepped-up patrols in Sussex County. Troopers will be on the watch for aggressive driving, distracted driving, intoxicated drivers and other violations.
Read MoreHead-on Crash on Route 1 near Dover AFB kills one driver
One person is dead following a head-on wreck on Route 1 near Dover Air Force Base. Delaware State Police say a driver was traveling northbound in the southbound lane and struck another vehicle head-on. The driver of the northbound vehicle, a 35-year-old Perryville, Maryland woman, died at the scene. The other driver, a woman from…
Read MoreHundreds Attend Coastal Highway Rally
For the second time this past week, a protest that had been canceled by the organizer because of looting fears managed to draw a significant following. It is not uncommon for protesters to line Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth at least once each summer. But what is unusual about Friday’s protest was that it managed…
Read MorePedestrian killed crossing Route 1 in Lewes
A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday evening while crossing Route 1 in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m., Thursday as a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling northbound on Route 1 in the left lane just south of Route 9. A pedestrian was crossing the highway and…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Route 1 in Rehoboth Beach
A 68 year old woman from Rehoboth Beach is dead after she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night just after 8pm on Coastal Highway in the area of Munchy Branch Road. Delaware State Police believe the woman was crossing Coastal Highway and stepped from the median into the path of an SUV, operated by…
Read MoreRoute 1 Crash near Milford Leaves 1 Dead & 1 Injured
A crash at Route 1 in the area of Pine Haven Road near Lincoln is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police say just before 1:30 a car was stopped on Pine Haven Road for the stop sign – then pulled out into the path of a pickup truck that was southbound on Coastal Highway. …
Read MoreCrash Thursday Night Leaves Milton Man Dead
A single vehicle crash Thursday night just after 11 has left a Milton man dead. Delaware State Police say for unknown reasons the car, driven by 64 year old Joshua Clendaniel went off Route 1 near Lockerman Road near Milton and struck a tree. Police say Clendaniel was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected…
Read MoreDewey Beach Triathlon-Duathlon-Aquabike this Morning
The Dewey Beach Triathlon-Duathlon-Aquabike hit the water and roads in Dewey Beach at 7:30 this morning. While the event starts and ends at Towers Beach – the bicycling and running part of the course stretches along Route 1 between Fred Hudson Road north of Bethany Beach and Silver Lake north of Dewey Beach. Drivers watch…
Read MoreThe “Forgotten Mile,” A Bit Brighter This Past Weekend
If it looked a bit brighter on Coastal Highway between Rehoboth and Dewey this past weekend, it probably was. After this WGMD report two weeks ago concerning more than a dozen overhead street lamps that had gone dark, almost all have been repaired. Since that report, Louise Holt, DelDOT spokeswoman, says that her agency has addressed multiple…
Read MoreSeveral Coastal Highway Overhead Street Lamps Are Dark
After last week’s pedestrian accident that left a local man dead after he was struck by a state police SUV on Coastal Highway, it became apparent that about a dozen overhead street lamps were dark along the section of Coastal Highway between Rehoboth Avenue-Extended and the Dewey Beach town limits. This stretch of Coastal Highway…
Read More4-Vehicle Crash South of Dewey Leaves Lewes Woman Dead
A Lewes woman is dead after a crash just after noon on Route 1 near Key Box Road south of Dewey Beach. Traffic northbound on Route 1 was stop and go and Delaware State Police say 23 year old Logan Anderson of Lewes failed to see traffic in front of her had slowed and she…
Read MoreUPDATED: Rehoboth’s “Pink Lady Bandit” Arrested in North Carolina by FBI
UPDATED – 7/29/19 – The Pink Lady Bandit has been arrested! FOXNews reports that the FBI arrested 35 year old Circe Baez of Harrisburg, PA in a hotel in Charlotte for allegedly robbing four banks – including the M&T Bank in Rehoboth Beach last Tuesday. A second person, 28 year old Alexis Morales of Harrisburg,…
Read MoreThe Clydesdales Are Coming to Dewey Beach!
On Wednesday, southbound right lane of Route 1 in Dewey Beach will be closed from Swedes Street to Van Dyke Avenue for the Dewey Beach Clydesdale parade between 6 and 7:30pm. Town officials urge you to arrive early for the parade – parking is free between 5 and 11pm. DelDOT officials will monitor traffic and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bicyclist Dies After Crash near South Bethany
UPDATED 7/8/19 – Delaware State Police report that 27-year-old Kelly M. Scruggs of Annapolis died Saturday from injuries she received after her bicycle was struck by a vehicle on the night of July 4th on Route 1 near Evergreen Road in South Bethany. The crash continues to remain under investigation and anyone with information regarding this incident…
Read MoreDorchester County Man Pleads Guilty to Crash that Killed 5 NJ Family Members on Route 1
Alvin Hubbard III of East New Market in Dorchester County had pleaded guilty to numerous charges relating to the deaths of five members of the same New Jersey family following a July 2018 crash on Route 1 in Townsend. The father of a family and four daughters died in the crash, with only the mother…
Read MoreUPDATED: Pedestrian Struck and Killed Late Friday Night Outside Rehoboth
UPDATED – 5:30am – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash Friday night that left a pedestrian dead. Police were called to Coastal Highway in the area of Rehoboth Avenue just after 11pm. Police say a 56-year-old man from Rehoboth Beach, who was wearing dark clothing and carrying no light, walked out in front of…
Read MoreMilford Overpass Project to Open Saturday Morning
DelDOT, State and Milford City officials will officially open the NE Front Street overpass at 9 on Saturday morning. The $20-million project replace the at-grade intersections on Route 1 at 10th Street and NE Front street with a single overpass, which allows local traffic to cross over Route 1 without the risk of accident. Construction…
Read MoreDagsboro Woman Dead After NCCo Crash
A Dagsboro woman was killed last week when her car went of Route 1 near New Discovery Road near Townsend and sank in a retention pond. Delaware State Police identify the woman as 35 year old Jamie Powell and say she was the only one on the vehicle. Police say she lost control on the…
Read MoreDover Woman Dies After Saturday Night Crash
A Dover woman is dead after a crash Saturday night on White Oak Road just east of Route 1. Dover Police have learned that 32 year old Nicole Hauf was traveling at a high rate of speed and involved in an argument on the phone when her Explorer went off the roadway in a curve…
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