Cave Neck Road reopens near Milton

After a months-long construction project blocked access and forced drivers to detour, Cave Neck Road south of Milton has reopened. 

Crews finished up work July 18, and the blockades on either side of the bridge over Beaverdam Creek were removed. 

The bridge is a combination of a concrete arch culvert and a concrete frame, and was originally built in 1913, making it one of DelDOT’s oldest bridges. The bridge was widened in 1948.

DelDOT installed new 20-foot-wide steel sheet piles that are capped with concrete coping to hold in fill dirt and paving. The south headwall of the bridge was demolished, and in its place, DelDOT installed a moment slab, which reduces vehicle loading and helps provide a safer railing that can better withstand impact from cars.