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DelDOT

Delaware Department
of Transportation

800 Bay Road
P.O. Box 778
Dover, DE 19903

(302) 760-2080

(In-State Only)
(800) 652-5600



Route 40 Phase 2 Map






































































































 
Project
Description
Capital Costs1
 
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Intersection Improvements
 
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Pleasant Valley Road/ Route 40

Addition of a second southbound right turn lane and a second southbound left turn lane.
$1.48
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Salem Church Road/ Route 40/Porter Road

Addition of a second southbound and northbound through lane and a second eastbound and westbound left turn lane.
$1.12
button Walther Road/Route 40 (long-term) Addition of a southbound left turn lane to provide double left turn lanes, a through lane, and a right turn lane southbound; minor widening and restriping to provide a left turn lane, a through lane, and a right turn lane northbound; a second eastbound left turn lane to provide eastbound double left turn lanes; and a second northbound through lane to accommodate the eastbound double left turns.
$1.01
button SR1 southbound ramp/ Route 40 Minor widening of the ramp to increase storage at the intersection.
$0.43
   
SUBTOTAL
$4.04
 
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Widening of Route 40
 
button SR 72 to Scotland Drive Addition of a third through lane in each direction on Route 40 from approximately ¼ mile west of SR 72 to approximately ¼ mile west of Scotland Drive.
$4.71
button Church Road to
Walther Road
Addition of a third through lane in each direction on Route 40 from approximately ¼ mile west of Church Road to approximately ¼ mile west of Walther Road to tie into the project below. 
$5.88
button Walther Road to Governors Square Addition of a third through lane in each direction on Route 40 from approximately ¼ mile west of Walther Road to tie into the existing widened section.  
$3.27
   
SUBTOTAL
$13.86
 
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Interchanges/Grade Separations
 
button Route 40/SR 896 interchange Grade separation of the intersection of Route 40 and SR 896. All concepts considered taking SR 896 over Route 40.
$30.22
button Route 40/SR 7 interchange Grade separation of the intersection of Route 40 and SR 7. Concepts are currently being considered for both SR 7 over Route 40 and Route 40 over SR 7.  
$18.89
   
SUBTOTAL
$49.11
 
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Arterial, Collector, and
Local Road Improvements
button Old Porter Road
(Porter Road to SR 71)
Reconstruction of Old Porter Road to provide bike lanes along both sides of the roadway.
$1.14
 
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button Route 40 (SR 896
to SR 72)
Addition of sidepaths along both sides of Route 40.
$4.11
button Route 13 (Route 40 to Tybouts Corner) Addition of sidepaths along both sides of Route 13. Tied to the Route 13 Corridor Study.
$4.79
button SR 896 (Old Baltimore Pike to Porter Road) Addition of sidepaths along both sides of SR 896.
$6.34
   
SUBTOTAL
$15.24
 
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Sidewalks and Bike Lanes
 
button Salem Church Road
(I-95 to Route 40)
Addition of bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.
$6.98
button   Del Laws Road  Addition of sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.
$1.84
button   School Bell Road  Addition of bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.
$3.90
button Old County Road (Glasgow Avenue to Frazer Road) Addition of sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.
$2.79
   
SUBTOTAL
$15.51
 
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Transit Improvements
 
button Preservation and expansion of park and ride capacity in the corridor Continuation of same task in Phase I.
$1.10
 
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Access Management3
 
button Access management on selected developed properties Interparcel connections, joint access, restriction of access, or other means to reasonably reduce the number of access points on Route 40.
$0.83
button   Closure of all median openings that are not or will not be signalized   Elimination of median openings as Route 40 is widened to reduce conflicts on the newly widened roadway
$0.50
   
SUBTOTAL
$1.33
   
Planning Studies
 
    Funding for implementation of planning studies conducted in Phase I.
$14.37
   
Plan Management
 
    Land use monitoring, traffic monitoring, trigger implementation, and Corridor Monitoring Committee involvement.
$0.60
   
PHASE II TOTAL
$116.30