DelDOT Delaware Department of Transportation Sussex County

SAFETY NEEDS: HERE’S WHAT WE’VE HEARD

Driving Needs:• High crash areas

»Two Nassau crossovers

»Wescoats Corner

»Route 1 and Tulip Drive

• Left turn issues

»Locations where left turning vehicles block through traffic

»From Clay Road onto Kings Highway

»From Warrington Road onto Old Landing Road

»From Minos Conaway Road onto Route 9

»From Route 9 onto Minos Conaway Road

»Locations with no left turn lane

»Locations where the angle is not 90 degrees

»Locations where the left turn lane is too short

• Unclear signing and signals are confusing to drivers

• Plantation Road connection to Route 9 is unsafe, indirect, and congested

• Speeding is prevalent, both on highways and local streets

• Sight lines are often blocked

DelDOT Delaware Department of Transportation Sussex County

SAFETY NEEDS: HERE’S WHAT WE’VE HEARD

Walking and Biking Needs:• Many roads, such as Clay Road, are unsafe to walk along

• Many roads, especially Route 1, are unsafe to bike along

• Infrequent crosswalks cause people to cross at unsafe locations

Other Needs:• School traffic stacks up on Route 24

• Continued development will make emergency evacuation difficult

• New Road floods at Canary Creek, hampering evacuation