Woodland Ferry Closed for Additional Repairs

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The Woodland Ferry near Seaford closed at 10am Wednesday for a few hours of repairs, but when 1pm arrived, the Woodland Ferry remained closed. DelDOT now tells the Talk off Delmarva that “the ferry will now be closed until early next week due to additional repairs that are required.”

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DelDOT Traffic Alert: Work on Bridge Over Concord Pond Spillway in Seaford to Get Underway Next Month

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The bridge on Concord Pond Road over Concord Pond Spillway will be getting new pile jackets, bridge deck overlay and repairs. Work will start on Wednesday, August 2nd through Friday, September 8th (weather permitting). The work will take place within the waterway and the roadway across the bridge with traffic control. Motorists can expect lane closures with flaggers Monday…

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DMV Inspection & Maintenance Changes Begin August 14 in Delaware

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Beginning in mid-August drivers will see changes at the DMV that will impact the registration of their vehicles – especially here in Sussex County. In January, DNREC revised the Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance regulations in an attempt to reduce emissions and improve air quality. DMV officials say there are over a million vehicles registered…

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Roxana Area Intersections to be Converted to All-Way Stops

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The intersection of Peppers Corner Road / Powell Farm Road and Roxana Road will be converted to an All-Way Stop control with new signs and pavement markings. The work will take place on Tuesday, July 11th from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. (weather permitting). DelDOT will also be converting the two-way stop control at the intersection of…

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Traffic Signal Activation at SR 24 & Mulberry Knoll Road

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is activating a temporary traffic signal in the Lewes area at SR 24 & Mulberry Knoll today. It will be put on the initial 72-hour flash and will go to full stop and go (red, yellow, green) on July 6th. The new traffic pattern will include a separate left turn pocket for both directions of SR…

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Traffic Alert: Intersection Improvements at Bay Farm Road and SR 24

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In Millsboro, a closure will go into effect on Bay Farm Road–westbound right-turn movement onto eastbound Route 24/John J. Williams Highway, starting on Monday, June 19th. The closure will continue through Wednesday, June 28th (weather permitting) for intersection improvements. Detour information from DelDOT:  Motorists should take Bay Farm Road to School Lane, followed by a left…

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UPDATE: DSP to Begin “Operation Braking Point 2.0” Friday

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In January, Delaware State Police, the Office of Highway Safety and Department of Transportation took part in “Operation Braking Point” – a zero-tolerance, high-visibility traffic safety and enforcement campaign. Due to the outcome, “Operation Braking Point 2.0” will run from June 9th through the 17th and will focus on speeding to reduce the number of…

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DelDOT Traffic Alerts for Frankford Area

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Road Closure of Hickory Street Hickory Street in Frankford will be fully closed due to the resurfacing and performing general maintenance of the crossing of that road beginning at 5:00 am on Monday, May 1st. The closure will be in place 24 hours per day. DelDOT expects the work to be completed and the detour…

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Ground Broken Friday on DelDOT’s North Millsboro Bypass Project

Ground was broken for the North Millsboro Bypass which, when completed will take through traffic on a new roadway north of Route 20 to meet Route 24 east of town. This new roadway includes several overpasses over roads and the Millsboro Pond. This project includes a 2 lane connector road between US 113 and SR…

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DelDOT Traffic Alerts: Road Closures This Month

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DelDOT Traffic Alert: Road Closure Later This Month in South Bethany Beach Eastbound Jefferson Bridge Road between Route 1 and Pennsylvania Avenue in South Bethany Beach will be closed starting on March 13th and continuing until April 7th, weather permitting. The reason for the planned closure is work that will be done to install sidewalks,…

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Road Closed in Seaford Area

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Woodland Church Road between Woodland Ferry Road and Bowman Road is now closed through Friday, March 3rd for the installation of crossroad pipes. The closure period is weather dependent. Detour Information from DelDOT: Detour: Vehicles traveling south towards Woodland Church Rd will be directed onto Woodland Ferry Road. They will then take a left onto…

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DSP & OHS Target Distracted Driving in Delaware

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Delaware State Police, Office of Highway Safety and DelDOT last month partnered for the Winter Distracted Driving/Occupant Distraction enforcement. This campaign targeted distracted drivers and seatbelt violations statewide through February 13 and ended with 541 traffic contacts – 435 tickets and 98 warnings – and 8 criminal arrests. There were 82 drivers contacted for using…

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