City News | Wilmington, DE – Wingman Travels

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Wilmington’s Public Works Department has compiled the attached list of streets on which construction or, maintenance will occur over the next week by the City itself, or by either DelDOT, Delmarva Power, or private contractors. The attached information is for Monday, May 16 through Friday, May 20, 2022.

The City’s website contains a real-time map that is updated daily so you can follow any changes to the weekly schedule caused by weather or other construction-related delays. Public Works Commissioner Kelly Williams said every effort is made to compile the most accurate list each week of street projects that could affect your travel in the City the following week. She cautioned, however, that the time frames for the listed projects could be altered if they are delayed due to factors such as the weather.

Grand Prix Weekend and Open Streets Wilmington
Motorists are advised of a number of road closures and parking restrictions throughout the City this weekend for the return of the Wilmington Grand Prix, May 13-15. Beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 13 and continuing until 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, there will be no parking along Market and King streets from 4^th Street to 11^th Street, as well as no parking on those same numbered streets between Market and King. Also, there will be no parking o0n Walnut Street from 10^th to 11^th streets, and no parking on one side of Shipley Street between 9^th and 10^th streets.

On Friday, May 13, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. there will be no parking along 18^th Street and Lovering Avenue from South Park Drive to North Van Buren Street for the Monkey Hill Time Trials. On Sunday, May 15, there will be no parking on Kentmere Parkway at North Grant Avenue up to the Delaware Art Museum for the scheduled Sunday rides, which kick off from the Art Museum at 8 a.m. Riders will accompanied by police escorts throughout. For more details about race-related street closures this weekend, click here.

Also, the next Open Streets Wilmington event will be on Saturday, May 21 on Washington Street. The road will be closed to cars from 31^st Street to Matson Run starting at 12 p.m. and continuing until 5 p.m. For more information, visit openstreetswilmington.org/may-21-washington-street/.

I-95 Restore the Corridor Project
On March 1 the State of Delaware’s Department of Transportation (DelDOT) began a two-year reconstruction project to refurbish and resurface a portion of Interstate 95 that runs through the City of Wilmington. The project moved into Phase 2, with traffic moving both ways on the northbound side of the highway, in December. To know what is planned, when things will occur, and how all of it will affect your travels, you should

Visit the DelDOT Restore the Corridor website often (daily if possible) and sign up for updates including text messages: restorethecorridor.com
Download and share an informative Restore the Corridor Project Guide, available online here.
Call DelDOT with questions or concerns. The DelDOT Community Relations Office can be reached by dialing at 302.760.2080, or you can direct your questions to the DelDOT Transportation Management Center by dialing 302.659.4600.

As part of the continuing Restore the Corridor project, DelDOT reminds motorists that there are now two exits from I-95 Southbound into Wilmington: Exit 7A for downtown Wilmington and Exit 6 for 4^th Street. Exit 7B, which was closed earlier this month, is expected to remain closed for construction for the next three months.

Motorists that need to go out Pennsylvania Avenue or head west on Delaware Avenue should now take Exit 7A, turn left onto Adams Street, and left again onto Delaware Avenue.

Slow Down in the I-95 Work Zone or Be Ticketed
DelDOT and the Delaware State Police further remind motorists that the pilot Electronic Speed Safety Program, which began on Monday, January 17, 2022, in the I-95 construction zone, is now issuing tickets with fines included.

Additional information and sign up for email/text alerts can be found at restorethecorridor.com.