Thursday, March 25, 2021
Twenty-five years ago, state transportation officials were exploring an idea to dualize Route 24 from the Route 113 intersection in Millsboro to the Route 1 intersection near Rehoboth Beach.
And just as with plans to dualize Route 404/9 from the Maryland line to the beaches, the idea was not met with much public support.
“There was major public opposition, so DelDOT abandoned the idea,” said Mark Luszcz, Delaware Department of Transportation deputy director of design.
However, he said, parts of the plan are coming to fruition on the east side of Love Creek bridge with the ongoing Route 24 widening project. East of the bridge, projects are designed to solve increasing traffic-capacity issues, but on the west side, projects are aimed at safety and operational improvements, not major capacity projects, he said.
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A virtual workshop is planned on Route 24 improvements.Coastal Point (stock photo)
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) will be holding a virtual (Zoom) informational presentation for the proposed roadway improvements along the Route 24 corridor in Sussex County, on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 5 to 6 p.m.
Areas included in the projects include Route 24 from Mulberry Knoll to Route 1; from Love Creek to Mulberry Knoll; at Camp Arrowhead Road; at Robinsonville/Angola Road; at Routes 5/23; at Bay Farm and Mount Joy roads; as well as the Route 24 Pavement Rehabilitation Project for Route 113 to Millsboro Pond Bridge, and Burtons Pond dam improvements.
The public can also visit that website on Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. to join the Zoom meeting for the informational presentation. The department will be presenting project impacts and schedules and will answer questions submitted by the public. The presentation will be recorded and remain available on the website.
Windstone, Cave Neck Road, Milton
Coastal Club, Beaver Dam Road, Lewes
Red Mill Pond South, Route 9, Lewes
Sawgrass South, Old Landing Road, Rehoboth
List of projects includes those approved or under construction over the past three years in the areas of Long Neck, Angola, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach and Milton.
Joists are lifted high in the air at the construction site of the Vineyards at Nassau Valley off Route 9 near Lewes. Phase 3 of the project includes apartments, condominiums and single-family homes.
Construction at Governors, along Gills Neck Road near Lewes, continues. The subdivision is a mixture of single-family homes and town homes with a total of 423 units.