Final Design and Right-of-Way Acquisition

On March 23, 2009 a public workshop was conducted and the results of the workshop were summarized in a report to the General Assembly in which DelDOT recommended moving forward with the Green North + Spur Road.

For those individuals who attended the workshop or reviewed the workshop materials, you are aware that the Green North + Spur Road has been divided into four design sections. Since last fall, DelDOT has been moving forward with the final design of the three mainline sections of US 301. This final design work includes in part, refining the original improvement concepts to minimize environmental and property impacts and determining the exact right-of-way that will be needed in order to construct the new roadway.

To date, no final design work has taken place on Section 4, the Spur Road. However, DelDOT will soon begin the final design effort on the Spur Road. This will include refining the alignment and determining specific right-of-way needs for the Spur Road. One of the first activities in Section 4 will be to field survey the Spur Road corridor.

At the March 23, 2009 public workshop, DelDOT presented a number of potential refinements to the Green North + Spur Road. Below is a map and table consisting of a status update on each of these refinements. Please note that six of the eight refinements have been adopted, while the other two are still being evaluated. Each refinement in the table is linked to detailed information, as is the corresponding number on the map.

US 301 Design Sections   US 301: SR 1, south of the C & D Canal, southwest to Norfolk Southern Railroad   US 301: Norfolk Southern Railroad, southwest to Levels Road   US 301: Levels Road south to Delaware/Maryland Line   Spur Road: US 301 north to Summit Bridge

August 3, 2009 Status Update of Project Refinements Each refinement is linked to detailed information, as is the corresponding number on the map.
	Alignment shift of US 301 Mainline near MD/DE line to avoid power transmission towers (1)
	Shift Levels Road Interchange 125 feet south (1)
	Provide right rather than left exit from northbound US 301 Mainline to northbound Spur Road (1)
	Revise interchange configuration between new US 301 and existing US 301 from a partial cloverleaf to a traditional diamond interchange (further refined based on workshop comments) (1)
	Provide roundabouts rather than intersections at the new US 301 interchange ramps with Jamison Corner Road (1)
	Realign Port Penn Road to improve safety/operations of Toll Free Ramp from US 13 to northbound SR 1 (Roth Bridge) (2)
	Spur Road Alignment Options (2)
	"Fix the Curve" at base of Summit Bridge and SR 896/Bethel Church interchange - Option B (1)