Malfunction Junction closure creates traffic challenges
Sixth-month shutdown of Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road-Route 9 intersection underway
Concrete barricades block access to Plantation Road and Beaver Dam Road from Roue 9 and Route 1 with the traffic signal removed. The closure, which will last for six months, is necessary for road improvements – including a roundabout – at the intersection known as Malfunction Junction. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Plantation Road in front of Lowe’s is closed for six months so work crews can finish the Route 9-Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road roundabout. Motorists can use a short section of Plantation Road still open to access the Lowe’s parking lot. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Part of the DelDOT improvement project includes a new entrance off Route 1 to Route 9 and the roundabout. NICK ROTH PHOTO
A sign block access to Church Street from Route 9 except for local traffic. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Someone has already moved one of the barrels blocking access to Stingey Lane, a dirt road connecting Route 9 and Beaver Dam Road. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A warning sign greets motorists on Plantation Road heading toward Route 1. Access to the highway will not be possible, but Shady Road is open as a detour route. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A sea of orange construction barrels is in place at the closed Route 9-Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road intersection. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Detours around the Plantation Road construction site are in place. RON MACARTHUR PHOTONovember 6, 2023
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Concrete barricades block access to Plantation Road and Beaver Dam Road from Roue 9 and Route 1 with the traffic signal removed. The closure, which will last for six months, is necessary for road improvements – including a roundabout – at the intersection known as Malfunction Junction. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Plantation Road in front of Lowe’s is closed for six months so work crews can finish the Route 9-Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road roundabout. Motorists can use a short section of Plantation Road still open to access the Lowe’s parking lot. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Part of the DelDOT improvement project includes a new entrance off Route 1 to Route 9 and the roundabout. NICK ROTH PHOTO
A sign block access to Church Street from Route 9 except for local traffic. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Someone has already moved one of the barrels blocking access to Stingey Lane, a dirt road connecting Route 9 and Beaver Dam Road. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A warning sign greets motorists on Plantation Road heading toward Route 1. Access to the highway will not be possible, but Shady Road is open as a detour route. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A sea of orange construction barrels is in place at the closed Route 9-Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road intersection. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Detours around the Plantation Road construction site are in place. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Until May 2024, motorists will face detours around the Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road-Route 9 intersection, with no access to Route 1 from Plantation Road, as work continues on a Delaware Department of Transportation road improvement project.
The intersection is closed to traffic to allow for completion of a two-lane roundabout at the intersection with a new access road from the southbound lanes of Route 1. DelDOT officials say a section of the roundabout will be open in March to allow traffic flow from Plantation Road to Beaver Dam Road.
Lowe’s along Plantation Road is impacted by the project. A new access road from the Lewes Transit Center to the Lowe’s parking lot is expected to be operational the first week in December. Meanwhile, access is available on a short section of Plantation Road, which is open for Lowe’s traffic.
Concrete barricades block access to Plantation Road and Beaver Dam Road from Roue 9 and Route 1 with the traffic signal removed. The closure, which will last for six months, is necessary for road improvements – including a roundabout – at the intersection known as Malfunction Junction. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Plantation Road in front of Lowe’s is closed for six months so work crews can finish the Route 9-Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road roundabout. Motorists can use a short section of Plantation Road still open to access the Lowe’s parking lot. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Part of the DelDOT improvement project includes a new entrance off Route 1 to Route 9 and the roundabout. NICK ROTH PHOTO
A sign block access to Church Street from Route 9 except for local traffic. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Someone has already moved one of the barrels blocking access to Stingey Lane, a dirt road connecting Route 9 and Beaver Dam Road. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A warning sign greets motorists on Plantation Road heading toward Route 1. Access to the highway will not be possible, but Shady Road is open as a detour route. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A sea of orange construction barrels is in place at the closed Route 9-Plantation Road-Beaver Dam Road intersection. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Detours around the Plantation Road construction site are in place. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOEvent Details :
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