TRAFFIC ALERT – Lane Closures on I-95 for Survey Work by Newark — The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that survey work for improvements to the Newark Toll Plaza will require lane closures along I-95 northbound and southbound on Tuesday, January 13, pending weather. The survey work will impact these locations on the following dates: … Read more
Low Bidder Announced for the I-95 Newark Toll Plaza by Dover — The Department of Transportation announces that Byers Electrical Construction, LLC, is the low bidder to rehabilitate the I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Short-Term Improvements. For this project, the New Jersey-based firm submitted a bid of $ 720,617.53, the lowest of two bids received. The … Read more
DMV Launches Document Verification System / Process will help increase prevention of identify theft and fraud by Dover — In an effort to provide increased security to Delaware citizens the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) launched a new Document Verification System (DVS) at DMV facilities statewide. DMV Director Jennifer Cohan explained, “This new system, coupled … Read more
Stimulus Spending Priorities Will Create Jobs, Address Infrastructure Needs / Governor Markell Lays Out Transportation Priorities for Expected Federal Stimulus Funding by Newark — Governor Jack Markell unveiled a list of road, transit and pedestrian projects Monday that will be the state’s priorities to receive funding under a federal economic stimulus package. The projects, totaling … Read more
Electronic Voter Registration System Launched / A Partnership of Agencies…Saving Money and Furthering Green Initiatives by Dover — Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn, along with Department of Elections (Elections) Commissioner Elaine Manlove, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Director Jennifer Cohan, and Department of Technology (DTI) Chief Information Officer Jim Sills, celebrated the launching of the new … Read more
Centennial Plate a Finalist for 2008 Best License Plate Award / First Time a Delaware Plate Design Has Been Considered by Dover — Delaware’s Limited Edition Centennial License Plate has been selected as a finalist in the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) 2008 Best License Plate Award Program. The black onyx & heritage gold … Read more
TRAFFIC ALERT – Maintenance Work on Route 1 to Extend into Two Counties / Joint Sealing Operation Will Result in by Dover — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces Pavement Contracting Services, Incorporated located in GlennDale, Maryland, was awarded the $ 520,820 contract for the joint sealing operations on the north and southbound lanes … Read more
Markell Announces List of Transportation Projects Receiving Funding from the Federal Economic Recovery Package by Dover — Governor Jack Markell and Department of Transportation Secretary Carolann Wicks on Friday unveiled the final list of road, bridge, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects to be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The Final List … Read more
Bells Toll Throughout Delaware / Survivors Plead: Move Over, Slow Down: It’s the Law by Smyrna — “It’s hard to move on. It’s hard to make new memories, and I can’t change the old ones.” — Deborah Nelson, three years after her husband Phillip Nelson Jr., 42, was killed in a work zone. At 11 … Read more
DMV Announces New Secure Driver License and Identification Card System by Dover — The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), a division of the Department of Transportation (DelDOT), is in the process of implementing a new secure driver license and identification card system. The DMV awarded a contract to L-1 Identity Solutions on April 4, 2009. … Read more