This story is courtesy of Spotlight Delaware, originally published on Aug. 20, 2024. Jerry Collins watched a semi-truck blaze down his neighborhood street on a recent afternoon, glaring from his back porch as the truck threaded the small residential street in New Castle along Route 9. āThere goes one now,ā Collins calmly said as the truck passed. Heās been living …
āHeard from an impacted neighbor there is a roundabout going in at Baynard Blvd and Marsh Rd,ā a post on Facebook began. āAnyone have additional insights or information on the details?ā This being a well-connected Delaware, it took just 10 hours for official insights. IN THE NEWS: Ursuline plans adjacent performing arts, community space āA roundabout is one of the …
Thereās some relief on the way for notorious New Castle County traffic jams that at their worst start on Interstate 295, move for several miles down to Interstate 95 and even extend to Route 1. The relief ā due next year ā involves construction of a third I-295 northbound travel lane from Route 141 to Route 13. Improvements will also …
The New Castle Chamber of Commerce‘s second annual State of the County included a number of revealing, and often unexpected, moments: The county plays classical music through its sewers to see how well the sound travels and uses that information to decide whether sewer work is needed, saving time, trouble and overall expense, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told …
Railroad passengers, bicyclists, pedestrians and charging stations for electric vehicles are all important parts of the Wilmington Area Planning Councilās $2.8 billion 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Plan. Yes, there are also some projects that clearly are for gas-powered motor vehicles, but alternative means of transportation are increasingly being prioritized. IN THE NEWS: NBN Sports Academy opens new facility in Hockessin The …
Delawareans use Google a lot less than the rest of America to find out about potholes, and new number crunching has concluded that means potholes are less of a problem in the First State. āPothole data from each state isnāt available, but online searches for pothole-related terms can shed some light on where drivers are most frequently victimized by them,ā …
Delaware ranks 49th ā and itās better to be at the bottom of this list ā of the most dangerous states to be a car passenger. The ranking comes from looking at data on fatal crashes from 2017 to 2021 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, specifically the number of passengers involved in fatal crashes and the number of …
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It wasnāt considered funny when the feds told the states that their road signs can no longer be humorous. The new standard ā described on Page 519 of the 11th edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways ā made the front page of The Wall Street Journal on Jan. 11. Ever since, writers have …
A Delaware Department of Transportation unit has received a federal grant of up to $500,000 to study bringing back passenger rail service to the Delmarva Peninsula. āThe Diamond State Line will provide rail service south from Wilmington or Newark through Dover to Harrington, and then continue southbound along one of two potential routes, based on the presence of existing railroad …
