Major Projects
U.S. Route 301 Project Development
The project consists of new alignment for US 301 and a new Spur Road. US 301 is designed to be a four-lane, limited access toll roadway on new location, extending from the Maryland/Delaware state line to SR-1, a distance of approximately 12.5 miles. The Spur Road will be a two-lane, limited access roadway on new location, extending from US 301 to Summit Bridge, a distance of approximately 4.5 miles. The purpose of the project is to improve safety and relieve congestion problems in the corridor. It is expected that construction will start in 2012 after construction funding is approved by the Delaware Legislature. It is anticipated that the total project cost will be $738 million.
Project Website: http://www.deldot.gov/information/projects/us301/
Indian River Inlet Bridge Replacement, Design-Build
The Indian River Inlet Bridge design-build (D-B) contract at $150 million is the largest single construction contract awarded in the State of Delaware. The project replaces the existing Indian River Inlet Bridge which carries 4 lanes of SR-1 traffic over the Indian River Inlet between Bethany Beach and Dewey Beach in DE. The existing bridge piers are constructed within the Inlet and are exposed to extremely aggressive scour conditions. The new bridge will be 2,600 feet long, including a 900 feet clear span over the Inlet, with 1,700 feet of the structure over land. The main and back span portions will be supported by four 249 feet high towers/pylons, two on each side of the bridge with single plane cable stays. All supports will be out of the water, eliminating the potential scour conditions that now exist with the existing bridge. The new bridge will have a minimum 100-year design life. Under the new design, the vertical clearance will increase from the existing 35 feet to 45 feet over the navigational portion of the inlet to accommodate large boats. The bridge will have two 12 foot wide travel lanes, a 10 foot wide outside shoulder, and a 4 foot wide inside shoulder in each direction. Additionally, one 12 foot wide sidewalk will be accessed from the east side of the bridge. The bridge was opened for 2 lanes of traffic on January 20, 2012 with a full opening of all 4 lanes on May 6, 2012. The project now moves into removal of the old bridge and the restoration and improvements to the Delaware Seashore State Park where the new bridge is located.
Project Website: http://www.deldot.gov/information/projects/indian_river_bridge/index.shtml
Intercounty Connector
The project is located between the I-270 corridor at I-370 near Shady Grove in central Montgomery County and the I-95/US-1 corridors near Laurel in northwestern Prince George's County (a distance of approximately 17 miles). Total cost of the project is approximately $ 2.56 billion. The Project is funded with a combination of funds that include GARVEE Bonds, Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) Bonds, Maryland State general and transportation trust funds and special federal funs. The Intercounty Connector will relieve traffic congestion on some of the most congested roads in the study area. It will link the high-tech area in Montgomery County's I-270 corridor to the Baltimore-Washington I-95 corridor. This link will power Maryland's economy by making desirable job opportunities more accessible to ordinary citizens and skilled employees more available to Maryland's high-tech businesses. The ICC also will be key to homeland security by providing a new route in case there needs to be an evacuation of part of metropolitan Washington.
For further information visit the project web site.
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project is one of the largest public works project in the mid-Atlantic region. At the mid-point of Interstate 95, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge continues to be critical to the movement of individuals and freight along the Eastern United States from Maine to Florida. The original six-lane bridge built in 1961 was to serve an estimated 75,000 vehicles per day. However, by 1996, 195,000 vehicles traveled the bridge daily with the number anticipated to increase to 300,000 by 2020. Extensive wear and tear had taken a heavy toll on the old bridge, and a replacement was desperately needed. The bridge, adjacent 6.5-miles of the Interstate adjoined to the Capital Beltway Interstate 495 and four nearby interchanges were dubiously referred to as among the worst bottlenecks in the country. To date this massive $2.5-billion, award-winning construction project continues to be on time and on budget. www.wilsonbridge.com