DelDOT unveils new plan for Route 113
After receiving harsh public feedback on a Route 113 bypass proposed in 2013, Department of Transportation officials have come back with a new plan.
Officials now plan to convert most of the north-south artery into a limited-access highway. A 20-year plan, unveiled Nov. 7 in Georgetown, details 17 projects and 14 grade-separated intersections.
“If you’re familiar with the improvements we’re doing on Route 1, it’s going to be very similar to that – there will be bridges, overpasses, ramps, that type of thing,” said Rob McCleary, DelDOT’s chief engineer of the project.
McCleary said the top priority is a Route 24 connector bypassing downtown Millsboro.
“That is a segment of highway the public has told us strongly that we can’t deliver that fast enough,” he said.
DelDOT officials are also keen to begin work on in the intersection of Route 404, Route 113 and Route 18 in Georgetown.
Read an expanded story in the Friday, Nov. 10 edition of the Cape Gazette
Nick Roth is the news editor. He has been with the Cape Gazette since 2012, previously covering town beats in Milton and Lewes. In addition to serving on the editorial board and handling page layout, Nick is responsible for the weekly Delaware History in Photographs feature and enjoys writing stories about the Cape Region’s history. Prior to the Cape Gazette, Nick worked for the Delmarva Media Group, including the Delaware Wave, Delaware Coast Press and Salisbury Daily Times. He also contributed to The News Journal. Originally from Boyertown, Pa., Nick attended Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania, graduating in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He’s won several MDDC awards during his career for both writing and photography. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, going to the beach with his family and cheering for Philadelphia sports teams.
