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.