Speed cameras

Speed cameras to be added to I95, Route 896 interchange

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

On July 8, the state will start using speed cameras around the I-95/Route 896 construction zone in Newark, and they’ll stay there until the project has ended. Drivers will have 21 days — dubbed a warning period — to get used to the cameras’ presence,  according to the Delaware Department of Transportation. Then registered vehicle owners will receive a base …

This photo is from Delaware's latest safety plan to reduce highway fatalities.

Del. ranked 49th in passenger fatalities in car crashes

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

Delaware ranks 49th – and it’s better to be at the bottom of this list – 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 …

I-95 north and soundbound lanes will close from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Thursday, March 1, through Wednesday, March 8.

I-95 between Routes 1 and 896 to close for bridge demolition

Staff WriterGovernment, Headlines

Multiple lanes  on Interstate 95 will close on weeknights from Thursday, March 2, through Wednesday, March 8, between Route 1 and Route 896 to remove a steel girder from the Chapman Road Bridge. The closures will occur from 8  p.m. until 8 a.m. each day, weather permitting. Southbound lanes will close 10 p.m. Thursday, March 2, to 5 a.m. Friday, March …