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  Archived Posts From: 2014

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Anticipated lane closures for Route 26, starting December 29th.

Written on: December 23rd, 2014 in Route 26

Below is an outline of the anticipated construction schedule and associated lane closures for work on the Route 26 Widening Project during the next week.

Monday, December 29, 2014 through Tuesday December 30, 2014
Begin shoulder widening on Route 26, east of Powell Farm Road. Motorists should anticipate lane closures on eastbound Route 26 at Powell Farm Road with traffic alternating through the intersection and through the work zone utilizing a flagging operation by Law Enforcement and construction personnel from 09:00AM to 5:00PM.

Continue the installation of the new sanitary sewer line along Route 26, east and west of Irons Lane. No lane closures are anticipated for this work. Motorists should anticipate periodic short term traffic stoppages as flaggers assist construction vehicles to safely enter and exit the work area from 07:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Begin work on 48” drainage pipe east of Powell Farm Road. No lane closures are anticipated for this work. Motorists should anticipate periodic short term traffic stoppages as flaggers assist construction vehicles to safely enter and exit the work area from 07:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.


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Anticipated construction schedule and lane closures for work on the Route 26 Widening Project for this week.

Written on: December 17th, 2014 in Route 26

Travel times to and from your destination may be quicker if you use one of the Route 26 Alternate Routes that were constructed prior to the start of the SR 26 Mainline Construction Project. The recently reconstructed roadways include:

• Burbage Road, from SR 17 to Windmill Drive
• Windmill Drive to SR 26 to Central Avenue
• Central Avenue, from Windmill Drive to Beaver Dam Road
• Beaver Dam Road, from Central Avenue to Muddy Neck Road

For more information on the Alternate Route Project, visit our website at https://deldot.gov/information/projects/sr26

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Below is an outline of the anticipated construction schedule and associated lane closures for work on the Route 26 Widening Project during the week.

Monday, December 15, 2014 through Friday December 19, 2014
Continue installation of the new sanitary sewer line along Route 26. Motorists should anticipate eastbound or westbound lane closures on Route 26 between Powell Farm Road and Irons Lane with traffic alternating through the work zone utilizing a flagging operation by construction personnel from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Begin paving on Route 26, east and west of Whites Neck Road. No lane closures are anticipated for this work. Motorists should anticipate periodic short term traffic stoppages as flaggers assist construction vehicles to safely enter and exit the work area from 07:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Complete miscellaneous construction activities along Route 26 between Woodland Avenue and Central Avenue. Motorists should anticipate eastbound and westbound lane shifts or lane closures on Route 26 between Woodland Avenue and Central Avenue with traffic alternating through the work zone and intersection utilizing a flagging operation by law enforcement and construction personnel and from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Continue the installation of conduits and junction boxes for the temporary traffic signals located at Central Avenue and Cedar Drive and Central Avenue and Windmill Drive.

Motorists should anticipate lane closures or lane shifts at both intersections with traffic alternating through the work zone and intersection utilizing a flagging operation by construction personnel and from 07:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saw cut the existing roadway in preparation for the replacement of two small bridge structures along Route 26.

Motorists should anticipate eastbound or westbound lane closures on Route 26 at Clubhouse Road and Old School Lane with traffic alternating through the work zone and intersection utilizing a flagging operation by construction personnel and from 07:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday, December 15, 2014 through Friday December 19, 2014
Continue the installation of the privately owned Tidewater Utilities, Inc. water line between Grants Avenue and Old School Lane.

Motorists should anticipate eastbound or westbound lane closures on Route 26 between Grants Avenue and Old School Lane with traffic alternating through the work zone utilizing a flagging operation from 9:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.


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Anticipated construction schedule and associated lane closures for work on the Route 26 Widening Project during the week.

Written on: December 8th, 2014 in Route 26

Monday, December 8, 2014 through Friday December 12, 2014

Continue installation of the new sanitary sewer line along Route 26. Motorists should anticipate
eastbound or westbound lane closures on Route 26 between Route 17 (Roxana Road) and Bethany Crest
with traffic alternating through the work zone utilizing a flagging operation by law enforcement and
construction personnel from 07:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Continue paving Route 26 at Old Mill Road. Motorists should anticipate eastbound and westbound lane
shifts or lane closures on Route 26 between Cedar Drive and Dukes Drive with traffic alternating through
the work zone and intersection utilizing a flagging operation by law enforcement and construction
personnel and from 07:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Grade the roadside area for the installation of new sidewalks. Motorists should anticipate westbound
lane closures on Route 26 between Railway Road and Clubhouse Road with traffic alternating through the
work zone utilizing a flagging operation by construction personnel from 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Continue the installation of electrical conduits and junction boxes at Central Avenue and Windmill
Drive. No lane closures are anticipated for this work.
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Travel times to and from your destination may be quicker if you use one of the Route 26 Alternate Routes that were constructed prior to the start of the Route 26 Mainline Construction Project. The recently reconstructed roadways include:

• Burbage Road, from Route 17 to Windmill Drive
• Windmill Drive to Route 26 to Central Avenue
• Central Avenue, from Windmill Drive to Beaver Dam Road
• Beaver Dam Road, from Central Avenue to Muddy Neck Road

For more information on the Alternate Route Project, visit our website at https://deldot.gov/information/projects/sr26


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Anticipated construction schedule and associated lane closures for work on the Route 26 Widening Project during the week.

Written on: December 1st, 2014 in Route 26

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 through Friday December 5, 2014

Continue installation of the new sanitary sewer line along Route 26 at Route 17 (Roxana Road). Motorists
should anticipate eastbound or westbound lane closures on Route 26 at Route 17 (Roxana Road) with traffic
alternating through the work zone utilizing a flagging operation by law enforcement and construction
personnel between 07:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Continue install new drainage pipe and associated drainage inlets along Route 26 between Railway Road
and Clubhouse Road. Motorists should anticipate eastbound or westbound lane closures on Route 26
between Railway Road and Clubhouse Road with traffic alternating through the work zone utilizing a
flagging operation by construction personnel between 07:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Begin installation of electrical conduits and junction boxes at Central Avenue and Windmill Drive. No
lane closures are anticipated for this work.

Continue paving at Old Mill Road and Route 26. Motorists should anticipate eastbound and westbound
lane shifts on Route 26 and Northbound and Southbound lane shifts on Old Mill Road between 07:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m.
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