Commutes to get more difficult from northbound Route 141 project

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Commuting or simply getting around for many Delaware residents will become more difficult on the northern end of Route 141.

Contractor R.E. Pierson will begin the next phase of work on the Route 141 Centre Road project next week.

On Monday, March 12, in preparation for the upcoming northbound lane closures, southbound Route 141 will be reduced to one lane from Route 100-Montchanin Road to Route 48- Lancaster Pike.

On Thursday, March 15, traffic will be shifted, allowing one lane of southbound traffic and one lane of northbound traffic. This will allow for the closing of the northbound Route 141 lanes from Route 48-Lancaster Pike to Route 100-Montchanin Road.

$17 million project

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The $17 million project, which began in October 2017, will replace the existing concrete roadway on this 1.4 mile section of Route 141 and on the Route 52-Kennett Pike interchange ramps, as well as replace concrete curbing, drainage, and guardrails.

Delays will be greater than what motorists experienced in the fall of 2017 during the first phases of the project and DelDOT is “strongly recommending”  that motorists use alternate routes as major delays will persist into November.

Ramps from Route 141 north to Route 52/Kennett Pike north and south will also be closed for the duration of work to reconstruct the northbound lanes of the road. In addition, no left turns will be permitted from Route 141 north onto Barley Mill Road or from Barley Mill Road onto Route 141 north.

The work on Route 141 north is expected to be completed in summer 2018. Traffic will then be shifted to the new northbound lanes and work will begin on Route 141 south, and continue into November 2018.

 Detour info

During the closures of the Route 52/Kennett Pike ramps located on the northbound side of Route 141 traffic will be detoured onto Route 100- Montchanin Road.

Route 141 has been a nightmare for many motorists for months and even years as the aging connector from I-95 to residential areas and employment centers undergoes upgrades and emergency work on bridges.

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