All-way stop added to Cave Neck Road at Hudson Road
The Delaware Department of Transportation has implemented an all-way stop for the dangerous intersection of Cave Neck Road and Hudson Road, an area that’s seen a high number of crashes in recent years.
The transition occurred throughout the day Sept. 14. DelDOT installed oversized stop signs with red solar flashing beacons on eastbound and westbound Cave Neck Road at Hudson Road. Stop and stop ahead pavement markings were added at all four approaches to the Cave Neck Road/Hudson Road intersection.
No changes are planned for the intersection with Sweetbriar Road at this time.
Between Jan. 1, 2019 and Dec. 31, 2021, a total of 45 crashes were reported at the adjacent Cave Neck Road intersections with Hudson Road and Sweetbriar Road. Of those, 34 crashes were reported at Hudson Road, while 11 crashes were reported at Sweetbriar Road. Of the 34 crashes at Hudson Road, 13 resulted in injuries. There were no fatalities reported during the three-year study period.
In 2021, Sussex County Council agreed to front $5 million to DelDOT to speed up improvements at the Cave Neck Road-Sweetbriar Road-Hudson Road intersection. Because of the funding, construction of the project is scheduled for fall 2024 into 2025; construction will occur when design for the project was originally scheduled to begin under the previous capital transportation program.
In April 2022, DelDOT presented its preferred alternative, which is to add a roundabout to the intersection.
