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.
School board elections are one of the highest-leverage, lowest-participation decisions in Delaware. Turnout is low. Margins are small. In some cases, candidates run without a real contest. When voters do not engage, leadership is not selected. It is decided by default. When governance is decided by default, the system performs accordingly.
It’s clear that when residents fail to vote, it can have consequences — ones that most people recognize, but rarely connect to the ballot box. It shapes whether schools are focused on clear priorities or pulled in competing directions. It determines whether resources are invested in what improves student outcomes or spread thin. Those decisions show up in real ways: in the preparedness of students, the confidence of families, and the strength of Delaware’s workforce and economy.
In 2024, fewer than 5% of eligible voters cast ballots in Delaware school board elections, even as concern about outcomes, funding, and district leadership remained high across every sector of public life. The disconnect between what communities demand and how they participate is one of the most significant, and most solvable, barriers to progress in our state.
Data from the 2026 Delaware Opportunity Outlook reinforce this disconnect. A majority of Delawareans believe school board members have a direct influence on the quality of K–12 education, yet far fewer report understanding how improvement efforts are being carried out, or how decisions are made at the local level. In other words, people believe boards matter, but are not consistently using the one mechanism they have to influence who serves and how decisions are made.
What governing actually requires
A strong board member asks clear, outcome-focused questions and expects specific answers. They connect decisions to priorities, work through tradeoffs with colleagues, and ensure decisions are understood before the board moves forward. They listen for whether information reflects progress or activity, and press for clarity when it does not.
These are not intuitive responsibilities. They require preparation. School board governance is often treated as something individuals can step into without training, but these are complex roles that involve setting priorities, interpreting data, making tradeoffs, and ensuring decisions lead to results over time.
The Delaware Opportunity Outlook suggests that this is not how the role is widely understood. While Delawareans recognize that school boards influence the quality of education, far fewer identify training and professional preparation as essential.
That gap has direct consequences. As the state advances new priorities, the effectiveness of those efforts will depend on whether local board members are prepared to implement them, monitor progress, and make results visible.
Delaware’s moment
Delaware has established a clear direction for public education: defined priorities, a statewide literacy commitment, and a funding reform that will place significant new responsibilities on local boards. Plans set direction. Boards determine whether those plans turn into results.
What happens next will not be determined by those plans alone. It will be determined by how effectively school boards translate those priorities into decisions, how consistently they track progress, and whether they make results visible to the public.
Candidate evaluation
Evaluating a candidate is straightforward: Can they name a small number of district priorities and explain why those matter? Can they describe what data they would review regularly and how they would use it? Can they explain how resources should align to outcomes and what they would do if results do not improve? Candidates who can answer those questions demonstrate an understanding of the role. Those who cannot speak to governance beyond the issues that brought them to the race may find the role more demanding than they anticipated.
Make your voice heard
Voting in a school board election is one of the few places where individual participation has a direct and immediate impact on how the system performs. School board elections are decided by small numbers of voters. Your decision to engage, or not, determines who governs. Choosing not to participate is not neutrality. It is a choice, and it carries the same weight as the vote itself.
Today, a decision will be made about who governs Delaware’s schools. You can be part of that decision, or it will be made without you. Either way, the results will show up in classrooms, in communities, and in the long-term strength of this state.
Find out who is running. Evaluate them on the work the role requires, not only on the positions they hold. Vote, and encourage others to do the same.
For more details about voting in today’s elections, visit First State Educate’s 2026 School Board Elections page.
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Monday, May 11, 2026 10:57AM
TRAINER BOROUGH, Pa. (WPVI) — A person has died after being hit by a vehicle in Delaware County.
It happened around 2:45 a.m. on Monday in the 4300 block of West 9th Street in Trainer Borough.
Police and fire crews were called to the Parkview Mobile Home community for reports of a pedestrian hit by a car.
Officials say the victim went into cardiac arrest immediately after the crash.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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LAUREL, Del. — Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting in Laurel that left a 19-year-old man injured Friday afternoon and resulted in firearm charges against a Georgetown man, authorities said.
Troopers responded around 3:20 p.m. Friday to TidalHealth Nanticoke after the victim arrived at the hospital in a personal vehicle with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, according to police. Investigators said the man had been shot in front of a residence on Portsville Road near Randall Street in Laurel.
Police said the victim was transported to the hospital in a blue Mazda 3 driven by 20-year-old Alexison Amisial of Georgetown. Troopers later located the vehicle and Amisial at First Stop Gas Station, where investigators said he was found carrying an untraceable firearm concealed in his waistband.
Amisial was taken into custody without incident and charged with carrying a concealed deadly weapon and possession of an untraceable firearm, both felonies, police said. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 3 and released on a $3,500 unsecured bond.
The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate the shooting. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Detective R. Mitchell at 302-752-3794 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.
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