Greater Dover Foundation completes brick project

The Greater Dover Foundation last month installed the fourth and final set of bricks for the Brick by Brick Campaign in front of Citizen’s Bank and Mitten and Winters in downtown Dover.

The work took place April 30.

The project entailed raising $110,000 by Dec. 31, 2007. Funds raised throughout the campaign are being used to help endow Dover’s future by providing grant money through the foundation for local non-profit organizations and public institutions each year. This year’s grant money will benefit programs/projects that focus on youth and/or the revitalization of downtown Dover, said Executive Director Lisa E. Ratliff.

Grant recipients will be announced in June 2008.

For more information about the Greater Dover Foundation, additional brick sales and/or the yearly grant cycle, contact Ratliff at 734-2513.

 

Workshop planned on Frederica overpass

The state Department of Transportation (DelDOT) invites area residents to attend a public workshop for the proposed overpass on Route 1, south of Frederica.

The workshop will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the Frederica Volunteer Fire Company, located at the corner of Route 12/Frederica Road and Front Street in Frederica.

Display boards will show five alternatives for a grade-separated intersection. The proposed overpass will be built on Route 1 between Milford Neck/Tub Mill Road and the Route 12 split. Also, information will be presented relating to cultural and natural resources, social and economic development, land use, environmental concerns, and the Route 1 Corridor Capacity Preservation Program. All improvements will improve the safety and increase the capacity of the area.

Interested persons are invited to express their views in writing, giving reasons for support of or in opposition to the proposed project. Comments will be received during the workshop or can be mailed to DelDOT Public Relations, P.O. Box 778, Dover, DE 19903.

The workshop location is accessible to persons having disabilities. Any person having special needs or requiring special aid, such as an interpreter for hearing impaired is asked to contact DelDOT by phone or mail a week in advance.

For more information, call DelDOT Public Relations at 800-652-5600, or 760-2080; write to the above address; or visit www.deldot.gov.

 

New/Queen street intersection closes

The state Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has announced the Queen and North street intersection was closed Saturday, as the final intersection for the city of Dover’s signalization project gets under way. This construction is expected to extend three to four weeks. The intersection of North and New Street is now open to traffic. 

Queen and North Street detour routes for general traffic are as follows:

• Queen Street northbound: use Bank Lane to New Street onto Loockerman Street.

• Queen Street southbound: use Loockerman Street to New Street to Bank Lane.

• North Street eastbound: use Slaughter Street to Loockerman Street onto New Street.

• North Street westbound: use New Street to Bank Lane to South West Street.

• Pedestrian Traffic: Pedestrians will be directed to the block adjacent to the intersection.

This project allows DelDOT’s Transportation Management Center to continuously monitor and adjust signal timings 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in Downtown Dover.