Recovery Act Project Updates

Projects in various stages of construction, award and bidding

Dover -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) continues to make progress on the $140.9 million in highway, bridges, pedestrian and transit-related projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). DelDOT is on target to meet the following deadlines: Fifty percent of the funding for highway projects must be ready to advertise by June 29, 2009 and the other 50 percent by February 17, 2010. Fifty percent of the funding for transit projects must be ready to advertise in 180 days August 28, 2009 and the other 50 percent by February 17, 2010.

Completed Traffic Signal Projects:

*Route 1 and West Way Drive, Bethany Beach-Sussex County: Completed May 1, 2009; Costs: $67,481.52; Project description: This project involved median island and pedestrian signal upgrades; and the installation of countdown signals. Also, this project included the installation of countdown signals at Kent Avenue and West Way Drive and at Route 1 and Route 26.

*Frederica Fire Signal-Kent County: Completed June 3, 2009; Costs: $53,564.12; Project description: Rebuild the fire signal to bring the signal up to current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards.

Under Construction:

*(New) Pavement & Rehabilitation: This project includes milling and paving along East Chestnut Hill Route (Route 4) eastbound and westbound from South College Avenue (Route 896) to Salem Church Road. Bids were received April 23, 2009. The low bidder is Harmony Construction Company at a total bid price of $2,865,029.15. Construction began on May 31, 2009 and is expected to end August 28, 2009, pending weather.

*(New) Route 13 & Memorial Drive-New Castle County: Estimated Cost: $249,384.54; Project description: Installation of crosswalks, pedestrian signals, and improved ADA curb ramps. Also, minor modifications to the signals and striping at the adjacent intersection of Route 13 & Hazeldale Avenue related to the fire department pre-emption.

*Route 2/Kirkwood Highway & Albertson Boulevard-New Castle County: Estimated Cost: $431,752.54; Project description: Minor modifications to the signal phasing related to the southbound and right-turn movement from Albertson Boulevard to Route 2. Upgrade of pedestrian crosswalks/curb ramps/signals. Conversion of Route 2 left-turn phasing from protected/permitted to protected-only.

*Mill Creek & McKennans Church Road-New Castle County: Estimated Cost: $159,203.64; Project description: Rebuilding of the intersection, changing signal poles, installing ADA curb ramps, upgrading the existing pedestrian signals with new LED countdown pedestrian signals.

*Route 202 & Righter Parkway-New Castle County: Estimated Cost: $214,240.13; Project description: Bring pedestrian signalization up to current standards, including minor modifications to right-turn movements, ADA curb ramp upgrades, and new pedestrian signal equipment including countdown signal heads. Crosswalk across Route 202 will be moved from the south to the north side of the intersection.

*Route 13 & Route 42-Kent County: Estimated Cost: $145,515.99; Project description: Revising x-span to a box-span; upgrading traffic signal equipment.

Contracts Awarded:

*South Walnut Street at City of Milford limits to Northwest Front Street; Shawnee Road at Blacksmith Shop Road to Fitzgerald Road: Construction will begin mid June 2009; Contractor Mumford & Miller Concrete, Inc.; Project bid amount $908,710.59; Milling, paving, patching and applying hot-mix overlay, and installation of ADA curb ramps; Daytime work.

*Route 20/Hardscrabble Road from Kaye Road to East Trap Pond Road: Construction to begin later this summer; Contractor American Infrastructure-MD, Inc.; Project bid amount $1,428,700;; Milling, patching and applying hot-mix overlay; Daytime work.

*Route 10 at Sorghum Mill Road: Construction will begin in mid July; Contractor A-Del Construction Company, Inc.; Project bid amount $194,168.36; Channelizing the median at the intersection of Route 10 and Sorghum Mill Road to accommodate eastbound/westbound Route 10 left-turns. This improvement will accommodate westbound left-turns, the highest volume left-turn movement at the intersection, while separating left-turn movements at the intersection to reduce the potential for left-turn and angle accidents. Northbound left-turns will be diverted to the median opening to the east at Liberto Plaza where volumes are minimal and sight distance is adequate; Daytime work.

Currently out to bid (To get information on how to bid on DelDOT projects go to www.deldot.gov):

Advertise Bid State Project Federal Project

05/25/09 06/16/09 29-200-18 ERRA-2009(26) Old Lancaster Pike Streetscape
Improvements

05/04/09 06/24/09 25-020-01 ERRA-2009(31) Dover Transit Center

06/08/09 06/30/09 29-019-01 ERRA-N438(2) Park & Ride Expansion Route 299 Odessa

06/08/09 06/30/09 29-077-01 ERRA-2009(28) Guardrail Upgrade, NCC FY 10 -12,
Open End

06/08/09 06/30/09 29-074-09 ERRA-2009(25) Interstate Bridge Maintenance, Painting

06/08/09 06/30/09 29-083-05 ERRA-2009(29) Statewide Epoxy Pavement Marking Contract


06/08/09 07/14/09 27-531-04 Pending DTC Mid County Operations Facility

Currently out to bid by Third Party:
05/21/09 07/09/09 29-200-15 ERRA-2009(19) Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
(City of Rehoboth Beach: 302-227-6181)

DelDOT's $140.9 million ARRA projects range from big-ticket items, such as the additional highway-speed E-ZPass lanes at the I-95 Toll Plaza and more than $25 million worth of paving and rehabilitation work statewide, to safety projects such as traffic signal projects, guardrail replacement and bridge maintenance. Funding is being targeted not just for traditional road projects, but also for transit projects such as the first phase of a new Dover Transit Center, upgraded park-and-ride facilities and new rail cars and buses. The project list also includes money for raising South Market Street in Wilmington out of the flood plain and funding to refurbish the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, both designed to enhance economic opportunities in those areas.

Fifty percent of the funding for highway projects must be ready to advertise by June 29, 2009 and the other 50 percent by February 17, 2010. Fifty percent of the funding for transit projects must be ready to advertise in 180 days August 28, 2009 and the other 50 percent by February 17, 2010.