DelDOT updates schedule on Route 1 crossover work
Delaware Department of Transportation officials have recently released updated information on projects to improve traffic flow at Route 1 crossovers and unsignalized intersections from Prime Hook Road to Tulip Drive.
Route 1/Route 5 crossover – To prohibit northbound left turns and southbound U-turns from Route 1 onto Route 5. Northbound Route 1 will have an acceleration lane for eastbound Route 5 traffic making left turns onto northbound Route 1. Design work is nearly complete with construction expected to be completed before summer 2020.
Route 1/Hudson Road crossover – Prohibit northbound and southbound left turns from Route 1 and eastbound and westbound through traffic. Northbound Route 1 will have an acceleration lane for traffic heading eastbound on Hudson Road to allow for left turns onto northbound Route 1.
Project design is being reevaluated to analyze truck traffic at the nearby Route 1-Steamboat Landing intersection. The project will not be done at the same time work is scheduled at the Route 1/Route 5 crossover. Construction is anticipated to be completed by summer 2020.
Route 1/Oyster Rocks Road – Prohibit left turns and through traffic for traffic going eastbound on Eagle Crest Road and westbound on Oyster Rocks Road. Project design is being reevaluated to analyze truck traffic at the Route 1-Steamboat Landing intersection. The project will not be done at the same time work is scheduled at the Route 1/Route 5 crossover. Construction is anticipated to be completed by summer 2020.
Route 1/Cave Neck Road crossover – Work was completed in August to prohibit left turns and southbound U-turns from Cave Neck Road onto Route 1.
Three grade-separated intersection projects are also planned.
Route 1 and Route 16 interchange – Design and right-of-way acquisition are underway. Construction is expected to start in fall 2021 and be completed in fall 2024.
Route 1 and Minos Conaway Road interchange – Preliminary design work is underway with a second public workshop scheduled 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19, at Cape Henlopen High School. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2023 with the completion date to be announced.
Route 1 and Cave Neck Road interchange – Project design is underway with construction funding in the fiscal year 2024 budget. DelDOT officials will have a concept design workshop this fall.
