U.S. Route 13 Seaford Intersection Improvements Project Will Require Nighttime Lane Closures

Seaford -- The Department of Transportation's (DelDOT) contractor Mumford & Miller will begin construction on Monday, March 3. The Seaford Intersection Improvements Project is a product of the Corridor Capacity Preservation Program. The purpose of the program is to preserve highway capacity along principal arterial roads. The goals of the program are to maintain the area's ability to handle traffic, minimize impacts of increased economic growth, preserve the ability to make future improvements, prevent the need for an entirely new road, and sort local and through traffic. The $4.2 million project is anticipated to be completed within 236 calendar days, pending weather.

The project includes the addition of turn lanes and the separation of shared movements at the intersecting roads, modifications to islands and medians along Route 13 and the installation of bike lanes at Tharp Road/Herring Run Road and Route 20.

This project will reduce congestion and improve safety at the following five intersections along U.S. Route 13 in the Seaford area: U.S. Route 13 at Tharp Road / Herring Run Road; U.S. 13 at Route 20/Stein Highway; U.S. 13 at Middleford Road; U.S. Route 13 at Route 20/Concord Road; and U.S. 13 at Oneals Road/Bethel Concord Road.

The contractor will begin work at U.S. Route 13 at Route 20/Stein Highway and U.S. Route 13 at Middleford Road intersections. The contractor will be working from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. In addition to reduce impact to commuter traffic, lane closures will be performed at night only from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m., Sunday evening through Friday morning. A construction date will be announced later for the other three intersections.

Motorists should drive with caution, slow down in work zones, and never enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones.