President Joe Biden is coming home this weekend, and you know what that means. If it’s Friday at 5 p.m. and the traffic is bad, it can only mean one thing. And it’s NOT happy hour. It’s “Joe Jam” time. That’s the kitschy name for the traffic congestion that occurs around Route 141, 48 and Centreville Road when …
Routes for Wilmington’s 2021 Bike to Work Day. (City of Wilmington) Bike to Work Day will be celebrated Friday in Wilmington, with multiple guided rides that end at the H.B. du Pont Plaza downtown. Registered participants get T-shirts and refreshments. The event is part of a nationwide effort to promote commuting by bicycle and biking in general. May is National …
DelDOT plans sewer work on Grubb, mowing and litter pickup on I-495 and bridge inspections on I-95.
DelDOT plans to ‘create a continuous and connected pedestrian network’ near Concord Mall and Brandywine Town Center.
From 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, the right turn lane will be closed on Basin Road (Route 141) southbound to Commons Boulevard westbound.
The Delaware Nature Society’s nearby Ashland Nature Center will be open during the work, scheduled for April 5-May 17.
Officials cited technologies like high-friction surface treatments, rumble strips and ‘automated enforcement’ (that’s bureaucratese for red-light cameras).
Preliminary work generated minimal congestion – so far. Pandemic restrictions cut commuting traffic, and alternative routes were popular.
The National Weather Service is calling for 3-6 inches of snow, with sleet, ice and rain all part of the wintry mix.
DelDOT’s new schedule calls for the work to run Feb. 19-25 on different parts of I-95 southbound in the city.
