Chance Road to close for crossroad pipe replacement
Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times
The Delaware Department of Transportation announced the closure of Chance Road, between Hopewell Drive and Wildlife Road, near Kenton, from 7 a.m. May 3 to 3 p.m. May 7 for the removal and replacement of a crossroad pipe for drainage improvements.
At all times, residents will have access to their homes but may need to take the posted detour route.
Detour signage will be posted.
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Delaware News Journal
Ashton Coleman walked out of a doctor’s appointment Tuesday morning to a text from her daughter, Keely.
Something had happened at Smyrna Middle School, Keely wrote, but she didn’t know what. The school was on lockdown, and the seventh grader’s gym teacher had told the class to lock the doors and close the blinds.
Immediately, Coleman assumed there had been a school shooting. This world has just gone crazy,” she said. I was in fear for her life.
Though Coleman’s fears of a gunman inside the school were unfounded, there was a shooting outside the school.
Parking enforcement aims to stop space saving
Lewes parking enforcement officers are seeking guidance on how to handle the use of cones and other objects to prohibit parking on the beach streets. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Nick Roth April 30, 2021
With the summer season rapidly approaching, Lewes Mayor and City Council considered two issues affecting parking at the beach.
It is not uncommon to see cones or other objects placed in front of homes on Lewes Beach. Some are used to ensure a driveway isn’t blocked, while others purposely prevent parking in front of homes.
With parking enforcement officers planning to patrol the residential streets for the first time this summer, city officials are attempting to clearly state in city code what is not allowed.
Growth and COVID observations relating to our schools
Cape Henlopen School District’s Sussex Consortium, on SweetbrIar Road between Lewes and Milton, serves approximately 200 students with autism and other students with special needs, from all over Sussex County. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO April 30, 2021
Roadwork and school construction have become constants in Sussex County and Delaware’s Cape Region in the past year. Flaggers, detours and delays are more prevalent than police officers these days.
It’s a trend that will continue for at least another year as far as schools go, and many more years as far as roadwork goes, as Delaware s Department of Transportation struggles to get caught up with demands made by rapid population growth.
Tower Hill Road to close for railroad maintenance
Delaware News Desk
The Delaware Department of Transportation announced the closure of Tower Hill Road, between Farmington Road and U.S. Highway 13, Harrington, from 5 a.m. May 3 to 11:59 p.m. May 6.
Delmarva Central Railroad will be resurfacing and performing general maintenance on their railroad crossing on Tower Hill Road.
Eastbound motorists will take Tower Hill Road to Farmington Road onto Hammondtown Road to U.S. 13 and return to Tower Hill Road
Westbound motorists will take Tower Hill Road to U.S. 13 to Hammondtown Road onto Farmington Road and back to Tower Hill Road.