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Projects
US113 North/South Study
Millsboro-South Area (Millsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford, and Selbyville)
Overview (This site last updated October 12, 2011)
The Millsboro-South Area study area, which includes the towns of Millsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford and Selbyville, is 14.3 miles long and extends from 0.5 miles south of the Delaware/Maryland state line near Selbyville to 0.1 miles south of the intersection of US 113 and Avenue of Honor north of the Town of Millsboro. At its widest point the study area spans 5.6 miles. The Millsboro-South Area is the southern-most portion of the overall US 113 North/South Study.
Project Purpose
The purpose of the Millsboro-South Area project is to:
- Preserve mobility and access for local residents and businesses
- Provide highway improvements that reduce congestion, decrease accidents, and accommodate anticipated growth in local, seasonal and through traffic
- Accommodate economic growth in the Millsboro-South Area
The goal is to identify, select and protect a Millsboro-South Area alignment for a limited access highway that meets the future needs of local, seasonal and through traffic in a safe manner with limited property and environmental impacts.
Project Need
- In 2007, average annual daily traffic along US 113 in the Millsboro-South Area was between 13,700 and 21,000 vehicles per day
- In 2030 traffic will increase to between 17,500 and 32,300 vehicles per day, an increase of between 27 and 53%
- If peak season (summer) traffic continues to be approximately 60% more than average daily traffic in 2030 there will be between 28,000 and 51,600 vehicles on US 113 each day during the peak season
- Peak hour traffic will increase. In the center of Millsboro in 2030 US 113 is projected to carry 5,190 vehicles per peak hour which is 53% over the highway's capacity of 3,400 passenger cars per hour
- Travel times will increase. In 2025; for example, travel on SR 24 through Millsboro will be more characteristic of pedestrians than motor vehicles. Travel times on SR 20 are also expected to increase substantially
- In 2003 four of five US 113 signalized intersections operated acceptably, whereas in 2030 four of five US 113 signalized intersections will operate unacceptably
- Population and employment in Sussex County are projected to increase by 60% by 2030 and the number of households by 67%
- By 2025 there will be approximately 123,000 seasonal residents in Sussex County an increase of 29% over the number of seasonal residents in 2000
- Escalating land costs and diminishing availability of land in the Sussex County resort area will push development west toward the US 113 corridor
The combination of these forces will lead to added access points and traffic signals along US 113 in the Millsboro-South Area resulting in greater conflicts, reduced safety and increased traveler delay. Therefore, this project is needed because of the extraordinary growth that is anticipated to occur along the US 113 corridor and the burden it will place on the local and regional transportation network.
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Last Updated: Thursday, 22-Apr-2010 13:18:10 Eastern Daylight Time
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