State of Delaware Department of Transportation
04/14/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/14/2026 13:15
Sussex County - Route 1 Northbound Bridge Over Route 16 to Open
Route 1 Northbound Bridge Over Route 16 to Open
Milton - ; The Delaware Department of Transportation announces that the new Route 1 bridge over Route 16 east of Milton will be open to traffic on Wednesday, April 15. Northbound motorists should expect delays beginning Tuesday evening, April 14, as the contractor works to shift the traffic pattern onto the new bridge.
The Route 1/16 grade separated intersection project began in June 2022, with the goal of improving safety and eliminating congestion at the signalized intersection which had the highest overall crash rate and highest number of injury crashes of all SR 1 intersections between Prime Hook and Five Points in Lewes between 2012 and 2019.
With the opening of the bridge, a total of 36 signalized intersections between I-95 and Five Points in Lewes have been removed since work began on the first section of the Route 13 Relief Route from Tybouts Corner to Churchmans Road in Christiana in July 1987.
The more than $40 million project is expected to be fully completed this summer.
Milton - ; The Delaware Department of Transportation announces that the new Route 1 bridge over Route 16 east of Milton will be open to traffic on Wednesday, April 15. Northbound motorists should expect delays beginning Tuesday evening, April 14, as the contractor works to shift the traffic pattern onto the new bridge.
The Route 1/16 grade separated intersection project began in June 2022, with the goal of improving safety and eliminating congestion at the signalized intersection which had the highest overall crash rate and highest number of injury crashes of all SR 1 intersections between Prime Hook and Five Points in Lewes between 2012 and 2019.
With the opening of the bridge, a total of 36 signalized intersections between I-95 and Five Points in Lewes have been removed since work began on the first section of the Route 13 Relief Route from Tybouts Corner to Churchmans Road in Christiana in July 1987.
The more than $40 million project is expected to be fully completed this summer.
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