Northbound Route 1 bridge over Route 16 to open April 15

After years of construction, a pair of Route 1 bridges over Route 16 near Milton are expected to be open for travel Wednesday, April 15, as construction of the northbound span has been completed. 

Delays may occur after 7 p.m., April 14, and throughout the day April 15, as final tie-in work is completed, said Delaware Department of Transportation Director of Community Relations Charles “CR” McLeod. 

The southbound bridge opened to traffic almost exactly a year ago, April 21.

With the opening of the bridge, a total of 36 signalized intersections between I-95 and Five Points in Lewes have been removed since work began on the first section of the Route 13 Relief Route from Tybouts Corner to Churchmans Road in Christiana in July 1987.

The more than $40 million project is expected to be fully completed this summer.