DelDOT announces lane closure suspensions for holiday weekend
The Delaware Department of Transportation has announced they will suspend lane closures on Delaware’s major roadways beginning at midnight September 1 and ending at midnight on September 6 for Labor Day weekend.
DelDOT’s Transportation Management Center monitors and adjusts traffic signals for heavy congestion or incidents, and drivers Motorists can contact the TMC anytime at:
- Dial #77 from any cell phone
- 302 659-4600
- 1-800-324-8379.
DART Route 305-Beach Connection operates bus service between Wilmington and Rehoboth on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, September 5, with stops at Amtrak Station in Wilmington; Christiana Mall Park & Ride; new stop in the Middletown area at Odessa Park & Ride; Scarborough Road; Park & Ride in Dover; and Rehoboth Park & Ride.
Once at the Rehoboth Park & Ride, passengers can connect to DART’s Resort Transit, operating seven bus routes, seven days a week from approximately 7 AM until 2 AM. Resort Transit routes serve Rehoboth Beach and the Boardwalk, Lewes, Long Neck, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, and Ocean City, Maryland through Sunday, September 11.
DART Route 202 will start back up for the last two weekends in September operating every 30 minutes from 10 AM until 10 PM, between Rehoboth Park & Ride, Rehoboth Boardwalk, Tanger Outlets and Midway Shopping Center. For the complete Route 202 schedule and bus stops, visit this website. www.DartFirstState.com/Resort
Visitors and residents in the Rehoboth area are encouraged to use the DART Park & Ride lot located off of Route 1 on Shuttle Road, just north of the entrance to Rehoboth Avenue. Free weekend parking is available Saturday, September 17 through Sunday, September 25.
For additional information on DART’s Resort Transit service, visit this website.
Drivers can also stop at the I-95 Service Plaza in Newark or the Smyrna Rest Area just off of SR 1, Exit 119.
SEPTA’s Wilmington/Newark Line will operate its weekend schedule.
For up-to-date travel information visit DelDOT’s site, and for web enabled telephones and tablets visit this site.
