In March, the State Highway Administration (SHA) embarked on an ambitious plan to mill and repave both sides of Coastal Highway from 62nd Street to the Delaware line and in the weeks since, the roadway has been a maze of orange barrels, lane closures and directional signs as crews work practically around the clock. With the calendar flipping over to May this weekend and Springfest and other major events to follow, SHA officials said this week the major repaving project is ahead of schedule for the promised Friday before Memorial Day deadline and it now appears the finishing touches could be in place for the spring Cruisin’ event, which begins in May 19.
“We were hoping originally to be done by May 12, but with this last round of unfavorable weather, May 19 is a more realistic date,” said SHA Media Relations Manager David Buck. “If we get really bad weather the next full week or more, we may also work weekends and this might go closer to May 26. Right now, we are comfortable with the May 19 completion.”
Buck said the project essentially moved south from the Delaware line to 62nd Street and is now heading north along the same stretch of Coastal Highway.
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ReplyDeleteI've been a participant in these shows for the start. I know the construction can't be avoided, so this is not a complaint.There has been and always will be roads being worked on each year in the future, probably.
I hope they pave so that every drain grate is a pot hole! I just love how Salisbury does it.
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