First phase of Park Avenue project complete

The first phase of the Park Avenue relocation project in Georgetown is open to traffic. The nearly two-mile segment of road includes reconstruction of Arrow Safety Road from Route 113 to South Bedford Street, a new roundabout at the intersection of the two roads with Park Avenue, and realignment of Park Avenue from S. Bedford Street to the southern end of Delaware Coastal Airport. The existing Park Avenue is now closed to through traffic from S. Bedford Street to the airport. 

A section of Park Avenue relocated and rebuilt allows Sussex County officials to expand the main Delaware Coastal Airport runway by 500 feet, from 5,500 feet to 6,000 feet, to accommodate larger jets.

Phase 2, which is expected to start this year and be completed in 2026, includes widening of the remainder of Park Avenue to include 12-foot travel lanes and 10-foot shoulders. It also includes a new intersection at Park Avenue and Route 9, and new right turn from Shingle Point Road onto Route 9. More than 60 properties have been impacted by utility relocation.