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Below is an outline of the anticipated construction schedule and associated lane closures for work on the US 301 Mainline Project during the next week.

Written on: April 27th, 2017 in US 301 Project UpdatesUS301

Monday, May 1, 2017 through Thursday, May 4, 2017

Continue repainting of temporary concrete barrier wall along US 13 south of the on ramp to SR 1. Motorists should anticipate single left lane or right lane closures on northbound and southbound US 13 between Port Penn Road and the on ramp for SR 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Monday, May 1, 2017 through Friday, May 5, 2017

Continue median reconstruction along existing US 301 at Levels Road. Motorists should anticipate northbound and southbound left lane closures on existing US 301 at Levels Road from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Continue installing light pole bases along the northbound and southbound shoulder of US 13 between Old Hyetts Corner Road and Port Penn Road. Motorists should anticipate a northbound and southbound right shoulder closure along US 13 between Old Hyetts Corner Road and Port Penn Road from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Continue dirt hauling and bridge construction activities across Summit Bridge Road. Motorists should anticipate a flagging operation by construction personnel on Summit Bridge Road near North of Marl Pit/Armstrong Corner road from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Continue bridge construction activities on Boyd’s Corner Road (SR 896). Motorists should anticipate an eastbound or westbound lane closure on Boyds Corner Road (SR 896) west of Cedar Lane with traffic alternating through the work zone utilizing a flagging operation by construction personnel from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Continue dirt hauling and bridge construction activities across Bunker Hill Road. Motorists should anticipate a flagging operation by construction personnel on Bunker Hill Road near Appoquinimink High School from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Port Penn Road at US 13 is restricted to a right turn into and right turn out of Port Penn Road. Traffic accessing southbound US13 from Port Penn Road will follow Port Penn Road to Pole Bridge Road and back to US 13. Traffic accessing Port Penn Road from southbound US 13 will follow US 13 to Pole Bridge Road and back to Port Penn Road. Traffic accessing the Biddles Toll Plaza from northbound US 13 will follow US 13 to the traffic signal at the free ramp to northbound SR 1 and make a U-Turn back to the Biddles Toll Plaza. This closure will remain in effect until June 2018 after the intersection is reconstructed and the new traffic signal becomes operational.

Hyetts Corner Road is closed to traffic between the St. Georges High School and Windsor Commons Way until December 2018. Motorists traveling westbound on Hyetts Corner Road should follow Jamison Corner Road through the roundabout and continue to Boyds Corner Road (SR 896) and turn left, follow Boyds Corner Road (SR 896) to US 13 and turn left, and back to Hyetts Corner Road. Motorists traveling eastbound on Hyett’s Corner Road should turn right at US 13, follow US 13 to Boyds Corner Road (SR 896) and turn right, follow Boyds Corner Road to Jamison Corner Road and turn right, follow Jamison Corner road through the roundabout and back to Hyetts Corner Road.

Middle Neck Roads is closed at US 301. Motorists wishing to access Middle Neck Road from US 301 should follow the posted detour of Bunker Hill Road to Old Telegraph Road and back to Middle Neck Road.

Strawberry Lane is closed to traffic at US 301. Motorists wanting to access the east side of Strawberry Lane from US 301 will follow Levels Road (SR 15) to Strawberry Lane. Motorists wanting to access the west side of Strawberry Lane from US 301 will follow Warwick Road (SR 299) to Wilson Street/Strawberry Lane.

Monday, May 2, 2017 – Nightshift

Move equipment from median to right shoulder of SR 1. Motorists can expect double lane closures along northbound SR 1 between the Roth Bridge and the Toll Plaza to move equipment from the right shoulder to the median from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017 through Thursday, May 4, 2017- Nightshift

Place bridge girders for new bridge over Boyds Corner Road (SR 896). Motorists should anticipate that Boyds Corner Road (SR 896) will be closed to traffic between Cedar Lane and Ratledge Road from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Motorists should follow the posted detour of:

Northbound SR 896 traffic will be detoured via U.S. 13 south onto Marl Pit Road and north onto U.S. 301/SR 71 and return to SR 896.

Southbound SR 896 traffic will be detoured via U.S. 301/SR 71 south onto Marl Pit Road and north on U.S. 13 and back to SR 896.





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