A ship collision protection is among the capital projects planned by the Delaware River and Bay Authority. (Delaware River and Bay Authority)

Expanded Wilmington Airport among DRBA’s $132.7M capital plan

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Government, Headlines

  The Delaware River and Bay Authority will spend $6.6 million to improve and expand the Wilmington Airport terminal, according to its five-year capital investment plan. That is one of 120 major improvement projects costing $132.7 million at the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, the Forts Ferry, the Millville Executive Airport, the Cape May Airport, the Delaware Air …

DelawareLive July 16

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – July 16, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Review Includes: Loop coalition: Finish walkable bike trail around Wilmington Delaware Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ comes to Rockwood this month DRBA details millions going to bridge, airport infrastructure Bodhi Kitchen opens in Rehoboth; My Sister’s Fault reopens Wilm. city council adamantly refuses to censure Oliver Milford votes to decrease taxes for next year 4 local baseball stars find out their …

The second phase of work on the Delaware Memorial Bridge is ending. (Delaware River and Bay Authority)

All lanes of Delaware Memorial Bridge to open this weekend

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

The Jersey barriers that created a bypass lane during construction on the Delaware Memorial Bridge are being removed, with the goal of having all eight lanes open this weekend. The three left lanes will be closed from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, Monday-Wednesday, May 22-24, to remove the concrete barriers. During this process, only the right lane will be …

Cape May-Lewes Ferry ticket sales exceed pre-pandemic levels

Charlie MegginsonBusiness, Headlines

Cape May-Lewes Ferry passenger counts have reached, exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Photo courtesy of CMLF on Facebook. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry has seen vehicle and passenger counts return to — and in some months exceed — pre-pandemic levels. Vehicle crossings during the month of October reached the highest number since 2007, while October’s passenger count reached the highest number since 2008. …