Delaware
PennDOT scheduled roadwork in Delaware County, week of April 14, 2024
Pothole patching
Day and night work possible on these roads:
• U.S. 1 (Media Bypass), Marple, Upper Providence, Middletown townships.
• U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway), Concord, Bethel, Upper Chichester townships.
• Route 3 (West Chester Pike), Upper Darby Township.
• Route 291 (Industrial Highway), Ridley, Tinicum townships.
• Route 352 (Middletown Road), Middletown Township and Brookhaven and Parkside.
• Chelsea Road, Bethel, Upper Chichester townships.
• Baltimore Pike, Media.
• Bishop Avenue, Springfield Township.
• Bryn Mawr Avenue, Radnor Township.
• Haverford Avenue, Haverford Township.
• Karakung Drive, Haverford Township.
• Dutton Mill Road, Aston, Middletown townships, Brookhaven
• Orange Street, Media.
• Garnett Mine Road, Bethel Township.
• Providence Road, Media.
Resurfacing operations
Concord Road: April 15 through April 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a lane closure between Bethel Road and U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) in Aston, Concord, Chester and Bethel townships for utility adjustments.
Concord Road: April 14 through April 19, 7 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure between Bethel Road and U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) in Aston, Concord, Chester and Bethel townships for and paving.
Engle Street: April 15 through April 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a lane closure between Ninth Street and Concord Road in Chester Township for utility adjustments.
Engle Street: April 14 through April 19, 6 p.m. to 6 the following morning, a lane closure between Ninth Street and Concord Road in Chester Township for milling and paving.
Route 352 (Edgmont Avenue): April 14 through April 19, 7 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure between Ninth Street and Ridge Boulevard in Parkside, Brookhaven and Chester for milling and paving.
Route 352 (Edgmont Avenue): April 15 through April 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a lane closure Ninth Street and Ridge Boulevard in Parkside, Brookhaven and Chester for utility adjustments.
Route 252 (Newtown Street Road): April 22 through early May, from 8 p.m. to 6 the following morning, a moving lane closure in both directions between Gradyville Road and the Chester County line in Newtown Township for crack sealing.
Ongoing work
U.S. 202: Through April 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., periodic weekday lane closures northbound between Cornerstone Drive and Springhill Drive for Pulte Homes performing road construction. Work may also take place on Saturdays or Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. if needed by the contractor.
Ridge Road: April 10 through May 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, closed between Smithbridge Road and U.S. 202 (Wilmington Pike) in Chadds Ford and Concord townships, for stormwater replacement.
Interstate 476
April 14 through April 19: 8 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure southbound between the I-95 (Philadelphia/Chester) and I-76 (Philadelphia/Valley Forge) interchanges, for milling and concrete patching.
April 14, through April 19: 8 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure northbound between the Route 3 (Upper Darby/Broomall) and I-76 (Philadelphia/Valley Forge) interchanges for milling and paving.
April 17: at 9 p.m. through 5 the following morning, 15-minute traffic stoppages on the northbound I-476 ramp to westbound MacDade Boulevard for sign structure removal and installation.
South Creek Road bridge
South Creek Road will be closed 1,200 feet south of Bullock Road and 1.1 miles north of Cossart Road on a $15.2 million project to replace the bridge over the East Penn Railroad and Brandywine Creek in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, and Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, PennDOT said. A completion date was not provided.
Glen Riddle Road bridge
Through Nov. 21: closure scheduled between Brandywine Drive and Wrights Lane in Middletown Township to replace the bridge carrying Glen Riddle Road over Chrome Run Creek. Local access will be maintained for residents and businesses.
Route 420
The PennDOT $35.8 million project to replace the bridges that carry the highway over Darby Creek in Prospect Park and Tinicum Township.
Into 2027: One southbound lane of the Route 420 bridge over the Darby Creek to be closed 24/7 as a four-year project to refurbish and replace that span continues.
Newtown Township
Route 3 (West Chester Pike): April 15 though June 28, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. a weekday lane closure in both directions between Boot Road and Ellis Avenue, Newtown Township, safety improvement project.
Thornbury Township
Station Road bridge 234: closed around the clock, no timetable to reopen.
Concord Township
Smithbridge Road: over Webb Creek closed through April in Concord Township from bridge replacement.
Ridley Park
Sellers Avenue: at East Hinckley Avenue through early May. Periodic weekday lane closures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on for utility work ahead of the replacement of the Sellers Avenue Bridge.
Near Delaware County
U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue): Through April 30: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure westbound between Old Wynnewood Road and Wynnewood Road, Montgomery County.
PECO work
Dutton Mill Road: Through April 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure at the intersection with Old Middletown Road in Middletown Township.
U.S. 1 (Township Line Road): Through July 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, a lane closure between Pilgrim Lane and Darby Creek in Drexel Hill
U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue): Through Oct. 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure between Church Road and Old Wynnewood Road in Lower Merion Township.
MacDade Boulevard: April 15 through Dec. 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure between MacDade Mall Boulevard and South Avenue in Glenolden.
Aqua Pa. work
Newtown Road: April 15 through April 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, lane closure between Abrahams Lane and Van Lears Run in Radnor Township.
Route 320 (Sproul Road): April 15 through Aug. 30, 7 p.m. to 5 the following morning weekdays, lane closure between Beatty Road and the ramp to U.S. 1 (State Road) in Springfield Township.
U.S. 1 (Township Line Road): Through July 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure between Alexander Avenue and Drexel Avenue.
Brookhaven Road/Turner Road: Through Aug. 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closed and detoured between Route 252 (Providence Road) and Plush Mill Road in Nether Providence Township.
Conestoga Road: Through June 28. Weekday closure between Lowrys Lane and Glenbrook Avenue in Radnor Township. Local access will be maintained up to the work zone.
Other Aqua projects
Aqua issued the following information, but did not specify finish times for the projects and did not respond for a request for finish times.
Crews are working in Nether Providence Township to replace 6,800 feet of aging 8-inch water main. The work is taking place on:
• Brookhaven Road between Providence Road and Rodgers Lane
• Turner Road between Rodgers Lane and Plush Mill Road
• Avondale Road between Brookhaven Road and Martroy Lane
• East Possum Hollow Road between Kershaw Road and Church Road
• Dale Lane between Brookhaven Road to the end of the cul-de-sac
• Cricket Lane between Avondale Road to the end of the cul-de-sac
• Within the intersection of Sykes Lane and Avondale Road
In Upper Darby Township, crews are replacing 1,600 feet of aging 8-inch water main on the following streets:
• Arlington Avenue between South Cedar Lane and South State Road
• Westview Avenue between South Carol Boulevard and South State Road
• Beverly Boulevard between South Carol Boulevard and South State Road
Projects might wrap up early. PennDOT and the utilities often do not inform the public of that.
Thomas Jefferson University is opening a regional campus of its Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Delaware, an effort that will result in the state’s first medical school.
Jefferson beat out three other bidders to establish the four-year program in partnership with the state. The other bidders were the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, the consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ponce Health Sciences University in Puerto Rico, Spotlight Delaware reported.
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The inaugural class of 40 medical students will begin instruction in July 2028. Initially, the campus will be based at the University of Delaware in Newark, with Jefferson faculty providing instruction. A permanent home for the campus is still being finalized, the Inquirer reported.
The medical students will receive 18 months of preclinical training on campus before receiving clinical training from healthcare providers in Delaware’s southern counties, where the state’s physician shortage is most deeply felt. That shortage is compounded by an aging population, Delaware officials said.
“Jefferson is committed to being part of the solution to Delaware’s physician shortage,” Jefferson CEO Dr. Joseph Cacchione said in a statement. “We are proud to help build a future where every Delawarean has access to the care they deserve. Jefferson is all in.”
The school’s creation is being supported by $157.4 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Delaware is one of three states without a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program. Since the late 1960s, Jefferson and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine have reserved seats for Delaware students.
“Sidney Kimmel Medical College has trained generations of physicians for more than 200 years, more than any other medical college in the country,” Said Ibrahim, dean of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, said in a statement. “It is a privilege to bring our mission to Delaware’s patients and communities.”
Jefferson has announced several expansions recently. The university is establishing a full-time doctor of nursing practice-nurse anesthesia program and several online graduate programs at the Lehigh Valley Health Network Center for Healthcare Education in Lehigh County. It also is opening a satellite respiratory therapy lab at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown.
Delaware officials said medical students will start their classroom instruction at UD and then do their clinical training at offices and health care systems in Kent and Sussex counties, where the shortage of doctors is most acute.
However, ChristianaCare, which has its own partnership with Jefferson, is not participating. The state’s largest health care system was part of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s unsuccessful bid to operate the school. In a joint statement from ChristianaCare and PCOM, the two organizations expressed disappointment with not being part of the consortium of higher education institutions and healthcare organizations.
“The path forward raises genuine questions about whether the school’s goals can be fully realized without ChristianaCare’s meaningful participation in its clinical training mission,” it said. “The success of any four-year medical program depends not just on an academic institution, but on a true and committed partnership with its clinical partners — one built on shared mission, mutual investment and trust developed over time.”
Students in the first class can get their tuition subsidized, covering all of their education costs, in exchange for an agreement to work in rural Delaware for five years.
Running the medical school is expected to cost Jefferson $78 million over the next five years. The money is from a federal rural health grant through the Rural Health Transformation Program, which congressional Republicans created in the so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.”
The program will give $50 billion to every state over five years, though exactly the total each will eventually receive is unclear. Half of the money is to be distributed equally to states and the other half is awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services based on a variety of factors.
The state applied for $1 billion late last year to improve health care in Kent and Sussex counties. The Trump administration has so far allocated Delaware $157 million. Delaware is expected to receive at least $500 million over the life of the fund.
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A crash shut down U.S. 42 in Delaware County in both directions June 2.
As of 7 a.m., U.S. 42 was closed from U.S. 23 to Jegs Place near the Delaware Municipal Airport.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured in the crash or when the roadway would open.
This is a developing story and will be updated
Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
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