The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is holding an Information Meeting to discuss the replacement of the existing railroad crossing, installation of grade crossing signals, cantilever structures, and railroad safety gates on U.S. Route 113 between SR 14 and Kings Highway in conjunction with Delmarva Central Railroad. Safety improvements are required to provide a smooth crossing, correct drainage issues, and add sidewalks compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To complete this work, there will be a full closure of U.S. Route 113 northbound and southbound between SR 14 and Kings Highway in Milford. The work is tentatively scheduled to begin on Friday, May 5 and is anticipated to be finished by midnight on Friday, May 19. All work is dependent on weather conditions and other factors. All local businesses will remain open during the road closure, but regional and local detours will be in effect. These detours and other measures to mitigate traffic will be presented at the meeting.

The Public Information Meeting will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday, April 3 at the Carlisle Fire Company, 615 Northwest Front Street in Milford. Interested persons are invited to attend to discuss the project and detours. Comments will be received during the meeting or can be mailed to DelDOT Community Relations, P.O. Box 778, Dover, DE 19903 or sent via email to dotpr@state.de.us.

Local Detour will be posted as follows:

Southbound utilizing U.S. Route 113/Frontage Road onto North Walnut Street to North Rehoboth Boulevard/Cedar Creek Road to Wilkins Road to Johnson Road and return to U.S. Route 113.

Northbound utilizing U.S. Route 113 to Johnson Road onto Wilkins Road to Cedar Creek Road/South Rehoboth Boulevard to Northeast Front Street and back to U.S. Route 113.

Eastbound utilizing SR 14/Milford-Harrington Highway to Northwest Front Street to North Rehoboth Boulevard/Cedar Creek Road to Wilkins Road to Johnson Road and back to U.S. Route 113.

Regional utilizing the Truck Detour – U.S. Route 113 To/From Georgetown.

Southbound: SR 1/ Bay Road to SR 30 off-ramp to Wilkins Road onto Johnson Road and return to U.S. Route 113.

Northbound: U.S. Route 113 to Johnson Road to Wilkins Road to SR 30 to SR 1/Bay Road North to the Thompsonville interchange and loop onto SR 1 Southbound and continue South on U.S. Route 113 to SR 14 Westbound. Thru trucks will be prohibited from making a left onto Westbound SR 14/Northeast Front Street from SR 1 Northbound.

Detour signage will be posted for motorists.

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