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| The highway, built to Interstate Highway standards, has a total of four travel lanes, except for a portion between ] and ], where the highway has six lanes. Construction was funded in the similar 60/40 federal-to-state ratio, but allowed the State of Delaware to recoup costs of building the highway through the use of tolls collected a two mainline barriers in Biddles Corner and ] (near the ] ]), and at several exits between the two ends. The ] stipulated that the tolls must be removed by 2020, or the roadway is paid off, whichever comes first (although future expansion project may keep the tolls on longer). | The highway, built to Interstate Highway standards, has a total of four travel lanes, except for a portion between ] and ], where the highway has six lanes. Construction was funded in the similar 60/40 federal-to-state ratio, but allowed the State of Delaware to recoup costs of building the highway through the use of tolls collected a two mainline barriers in Biddles Corner and ] (near the ] ]), and at several exits between the two ends. The ] stipulated that the tolls must be removed by 2020, or the roadway is paid off, whichever comes first (although future expansion project may keep the tolls on longer). | ||
| The main feature of the highway is the ], a concrete cable-stayed structure located in St. Georges and crossing the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal with a 750-foot center span. The new bridge, which has a total of six lanes, allows thru traffic and heavy trucks to bypass the nearby St. Georges Bridge, which was built during World War II, |
The main feature of the highway is the ], a concrete cable-stayed structure located in St. Georges and crossing the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal with a 750-foot center span. The new bridge, which has a total of six lanes, allows thru traffic and heavy trucks to bypass the nearby St. Georges Bridge, which was built during World War II, as a high-clearence crossing, and was showing major signs of deterioration. The new bridge was also the first major project to use prefabricated concrete segments, which were produced in a factory setting and transported, by barge, to the project site. | ||
| Another feature is the use of regular mileposts, but the exit numbers use metric measurements--a byproduct of a failed experiment proposed by President ], in which the U.S. would convert all use of measurements from the standard "English" system to the universal metric system. | Another feature is the use of regular mileposts, but the exit numbers use metric measurements--a byproduct of a failed experiment proposed by President ], in which the U.S. would convert all use of measurements from the standard "English" system to the universal metric system. | ||
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| Although owned and operated, along with the ] by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Governor Ruth Ann Minner proposed that the road would be privatized, with DelDOT being contracted by the new company to provide routine maintenance to the roadway. The road costs $2.00, with ] users paying less, especially those who commute between Dover and ] on a regular basis. | Although owned and operated, along with the ] by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Governor Ruth Ann Minner proposed that the road would be privatized, with DelDOT being contracted by the new company to provide routine maintenance to the roadway. The road costs $2.00, with ] users paying less, especially those who commute between Dover and ] on a regular basis. | ||
| South of the toll road, Route 1 continues south along the beach to the ] state line. | South of the toll road, Delaware Route 1 continues south along the beach to the ] state line. Before 2004, the road was part of ], between the toll road and ], but was redesignated solely as Delaware Route 1 since 2005, with a four-mile stretch of former US Route 113 being renamed as Bay Road. | ||
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The Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, or simply known as the "Route 1 Turnpike," or "Relief Route" is a 51 mile (82 km) long, four lane tolled controlled access highway that connects the Delaware Turnpike (Interstate 95) in Christiana to the Dover Air Force Base Complex in Southern Dover. The roadway was built in several stages, starting in 1989, and was completed in 2003 with the Odessa-Tybouts Corner section being opened to traffic.
The highway, built to Interstate Highway standards, has a total of four travel lanes, except for a portion between Biddles Corner and Tybouts Corner, where the highway has six lanes. Construction was funded in the similar 60/40 federal-to-state ratio, but allowed the State of Delaware to recoup costs of building the highway through the use of tolls collected a two mainline barriers in Biddles Corner and Dover (near the NASCAR Dover Downs International Speedway), and at several exits between the two ends. The Federal Highway Administration stipulated that the tolls must be removed by 2020, or the roadway is paid off, whichever comes first (although future expansion project may keep the tolls on longer).
The main feature of the highway is the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge, a concrete cable-stayed structure located in St. Georges and crossing the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal with a 750-foot center span. The new bridge, which has a total of six lanes, allows thru traffic and heavy trucks to bypass the nearby St. Georges Bridge, which was built during World War II, as a high-clearence crossing, and was showing major signs of deterioration. The new bridge was also the first major project to use prefabricated concrete segments, which were produced in a factory setting and transported, by barge, to the project site.
Another feature is the use of regular mileposts, but the exit numbers use metric measurements--a byproduct of a failed experiment proposed by President Bill Clinton, in which the U.S. would convert all use of measurements from the standard "English" system to the universal metric system.
Although owned and operated, along with the Delaware Turnpike by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Governor Ruth Ann Minner proposed that the road would be privatized, with DelDOT being contracted by the new company to provide routine maintenance to the roadway. The road costs $2.00, with E-Z Pass users paying less, especially those who commute between Dover and Wilmington on a regular basis.
South of the toll road, Delaware Route 1 continues south along the beach to the Maryland state line. Before 2004, the road was part of US Route 113, between the toll road and Milford, Delaware, but was redesignated solely as Delaware Route 1 since 2005, with a four-mile stretch of former US Route 113 being renamed as Bay Road.
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