SR 72 Improvements

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  • Phase 1 – Summer 2022 – Winter 2023 (Anticipated)
  • Phase 2 – Spring 2023 – Summer 2024 (Anticipated)
  • Phase 3 – Summer 2024 to Spring 2025
 

Phase 1 Weekends

Status: Completed

Duration: Multiple weekends, Spring 2023 (Anticipated)

Location: Delaware Route 72 from American Boulevard to Fieldstone Crossing Drive

Closures/Restrictions

  • Left turn movements will be restricted through work zone.
    • Fieldstone Crossing Drive reduced to a single lane. Flaggers used to maintain two-way access.
 

Phase 1

Status: Completed

Duration: Summer 2022 – Winter 2023 (Anticipated)

Location: Northbound Delaware Route 72 from Delaware Route 1 to Willamette Drive, Southbound Delaware Route 71 approach to Delaware Route 72

Closures/Restrictions

  • Southbound Delaware Route 72 approach to Delaware Route 71 reduced to a separate left turn lane, combined thru/right turn lane
  • Northbound Delaware Route 72 approach to Delaware Route 71 reduced to a separate left turn lane, combined thru/right turn lane
 

Phase 1, Weekend – Fieldstone Crossing Drive

Status: Completed

Duration: One weekend, Summer 2022 – Fall 2023 (Anticipated)

Location: Northbound Delaware Route 72 and Fieldstone Crossing Drive

Closures/Restrictions

  • Fieldstone Crossing Drive reduced to a single lane. Flaggers used to maintain two-way access.
 

Phase 1, Wilbur Elementary School Entrance

Status: Completed

Duration: Summer 2023

Location: Northbound Delaware Route 72 from Delaware Route 1 to Willamette Drive

Closures/Restrictions

  • Temporary revised internal circulation
  • School exit reduced to a single lane
 

Phase 1A

Status: Completed

Duration: Five days, Winter 2023 (Anticipated)

Location: Delaware Route 72 from Delaware Route 71 to Red Lion Hundred Commercial Entrance

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 72 left turn onto southbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound from Delaware Route 72 northbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 northbound will have vehicles continue northbound from Delaware Route 71 to make a left onto Porter Road, make a left at Delaware Route 896 and a left at Howell School Road to access Delaware Route 71
 

Phase 2

Status: Active

Duration: Spring 2023 – Summer 2024 (Anticipated)

Location: Southbound Delaware Route 72 from Delaware Route 1 to Willamette Drive, Delaware Route 71 approaches to Delaware Route 72

Closures/Restrictions

  • Southbound Delaware Route 72 approach to Delaware Route 71 reduced to a separate left turn lane, combined thru/right turn lane
 

Phase 2, Weekend – Commercial Entrance

Status: Completed

Duration: One Weekend, Spring 2023 – Fall 2024 (Anticipated)

Location: Southbound Delaware Route 72 and Commercial Entrance to Sheet Metal Contracting Co., Inc

Closures/Restrictions

  • Entrance reduced to a single lane. Flaggers used to maintain two-way access.
 

Phase 2, Stage 1 – Delaware Route 71 Closure

Status: Completed

Duration: Five days, Summer 2024 – Fall 2024

Location: Delaware Route 71 leg south of Delaware Route 72

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 72 left turn onto southbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound from Delaware Route 72 northbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 northbound will have vehicles continue northbound on Delaware Route 72 to make a left onto Porter Road, make a left at Delaware Route 896 and a left at Howell School Road to access Delaware Route 71
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 72 right turn onto southbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound from Delaware Route 72 Southbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 southbound will have vehicles turn right at Porter Road, turn left at Delaware Route 896, turn left at Howell School Road to access Delaware Route 71 southbound
  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 71 on approach to Delaware Route 72
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 northbound will have vehicles turn left at Howell School Road, right at Summit Bridge Road, right at Porter Road, right at Delaware Route 72 to access Delaware Route 71 northbound
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 71 through movement across Delaware Route 72 onto southbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 southbound will have vehicles turn right at Delaware Route 72, a left at Porter Road, a left at Summit Bridge Road, and finally a left at Howell School Road to access Delaware Route 71 southbound
 

Phase 2, Stage 2 – Delaware Route 71 Closure

Status: Completed

Duration: September 8th – September 11th, 2023

Location: Center of Delaware Route 72 and Delaware Route 71 intersection

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 72 left turn onto southbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound from Delaware Route 72 northbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 northbound will have vehicles continue northbound on Delaware Route 72 to make a left onto Porter Road, make a left at Delaware Route 896 and a left at Howell School Road to access Delaware Route 71
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 72 left turn onto northbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound from Delaware Route 72 southbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 southbound will have vehicles continue on southbound Delaware Route 72 and turn left at US 13 to access Delaware Route 71
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 71 through movement across Delaware Route 72 onto southbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 southbound will have vehicles turn left onto Delaware Route 72, turn left onto Porter Road, turn left onto Summit Bridge Road, and turn left onto Howell School Road to access Delaware Route 71
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 71 left turn movement onto southbound Delaware Route 72
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 southbound will have vehicles turn right onto County Road, turn left onto Old Porter Road, turn left onto Porter Road to access Delaware Route 72
  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 71 through movement across Delaware Route 72 onto northbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 northbound will have vehicles turn right onto Delaware Route 72 southbound turn left onto US 13 northbound to access Delaware Route 7
  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 71 left turn movement to northbound Delaware Route 72
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 northbound will have vehicles turn left onto Howell School Road, turn right onto Summit Bridge Road, turn right onto Porter Road to access Delaware Route 72
 

Phase 2, Stage 3 – Delaware Route 71 Closure

Status: Completed

Duration: September 5th – September 8th, 2023

Location: Delaware Route 71 leg north of Delaware Route 72

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 72 left turn onto northbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound from Delaware Route 72 southbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 southbound will have vehicles turn left onto Porter Road, a right onto Old Porter Road and a right onto County Road to access Delaware Route 71 Northbound
  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 72 right turn onto northbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound from northbound Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 northbound will have vehicles continue on Delaware Route 72 northbound past Delaware Route 71, make a right onto Porter road, a right onto Old Porter Road to access Delaware Route 71
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 71 on approach to Delaware Route 72
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 southbound will have vehicles turn right onto Old Porter Road, left onto Porter Road to access Delaware Route 72
  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 71 through movement across Delaware Route 72 onto northbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound at Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 71 northbound will have vehicles turn left onto Delaware Route 72 northbound, turn right onto Porter Road, turn right onto Old Porter Road to access Delaware Route 71
 

Phase 2, Weekend – Red Lion Hundred Commercial Entrance

Status: Not started

Duration: Two days, Summer 2024 – Fall 2024 (Anticipated)

Location: Southbound Delaware Route 72 and Red Lion Hundred Commercial Entrance

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Commercial entrance on Delaware Route 72. All traffic shall utilize entrance off Delaware Route 71 and Old Kirkwood Road
 

Phase 2, Weekend – Sunnyside Lane

Status: Not started

Duration: One weekend, Summer 2024 – Fall 2024 (Anticipated)

Location: Southbound Delaware Route 72 and Sunnyside Lane

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Sunnyside Lane
  • For traffic normally accessing Sunnyside Road from Delaware Route 72 southbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 Southbound will have vehicles turn right onto Wilson Boulevard, right onto Treetop Circle, right onto Hazel Drive, left onto Amanda Circle, and right onto Pond Lane to access Sunnyside Road
  • For traffic normally accessing Sunnyside Road from Delaware Route 72 Northbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 Northbound will have vehicles turn left onto Wilson Boulevard, right onto Treetop Circle, right onto Hazel Drive, left onto Amanda Circle and right onto Pond Lane to access Sunnyside Road
  • For traffic normally accessing Sunnyside Road to Delaware Route 72 at Haworth Court:
  • Detour route along Haworth Court will have vehicles turn right onto Sunnyside Lane, left onto Pond Lane, left onto Amanda Circle, right onto Hazel Drive, left onto Treetop Circle and left onto Wilson Boulevard to access Delaware Route 72
 

Phase 2, Stage 1 Weekend – Wilson Boulevard

Status: August 3, 2024 – August 4, 2024

Duration: One weekend, Summer 2024 – Fall 2024 (Anticipated)

Location: Southbound Delaware Route 72 and Wilson Boulevard

Closures/Restrictions

 

Phase 2, Stage 2 Weekend – Wilson Boulevard

Status: August 3, 2024 – August 4, 2024

Duration: One weekend, Summer 2024 – Fall 2024 (Anticipated)

Location: Southbound Delaware Route 72 and Wilson Boulevard

Closures/Restrictions

 

Phase 2, Weekend – McCoy Rd

Status: Not started

Duration: One Weekend, Summer 2024 – Fall 2024 (Anticipated)

Location: Southbound Delaware Route 72 and McCoy Road

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – McCoy Road closed at its intersection with southbound Delaware Route 72
  • For traffic normally accessing southbound McCoy Road from southbound Delaware Route 72:
  • Detour route along southbound Delaware Route 72 will have vehicles turn right onto Wilson Boulevard and make a right onto southbound McCoy Road
  • For traffic normally accessing southbound Delaware Route 72 from northbound McCoy Road:
  • Detour route along northbound McCoy Road will have vehicles turn left onto Wilson Boulevard to access Delaware Route 72
 

Phase 3

Status: Not started

Duration: Summer 2024 to Spring 2025

Location: Delaware Route 72 median from Delaware Route 1 to Willamette Drive, Delaware Route 71 approaches to Delaware Route 72

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 72 left turn onto southbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 southbound from Delaware Route 72 northbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 northbound will have vehicles continue northbound on Delaware Route 72 to make a left onto Porter Road, make a left at Delaware Route 896 and a left at Howell School Road to access Delaware Route 71
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 72 left turn onto northbound Delaware Route 71
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 71 northbound from Delaware Route 72 southbound:
  • Detour route along Delaware Route 72 southbound will have vehicles continue on southbound Delaware Route 72 and turn left at US 13 to access Delaware Route 71
 

Phase 3, Weekend – Wilson Boulevard

Status: Not started

Duration: One weekend, Winter 2024 to Spring 2025 (Anticipated)

Location: Delaware Route 72 median and Wilson Boulevard intersection

Closures/Restrictions

  • Detour – Northbound Delaware Route 72 left onto southbound Wilson Boulevard
  • For traffic normally accessing Wilson Boulevard from Delaware Route 72 northbound:
  • Detour route along northbound Delaware Route 72 will have vehicles turn left onto Sunnyside Road, left onto Pond Lane, Left onto Amanda Circle, right onto Hazel Drive and Left onto Treetop Circle to access Wilson Boulevard
  • Detour – Southbound Delaware Route 72 left onto Wilbur Elementary School Entrance
  • For traffic normally accessing Wilbur Elementary School from Delaware Route 72 Southbound:
  • Detour route along southbound Delaware Route 72 will have vehicles turn left onto US 13, make a U-turn at the median opening, turn left onto northbound Delaware Route 72 to access Wilbur Elementary School
  • Detour – Northbound Wilson Boulevard left onto northbound Delaware Route 72
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 72 northbound from Wilson Boulevard:
  • Detour route along Wilson boulevard will have vehicles turn left onto Treetop Circle, a right onto Hazel Drive, a left onto Amanda Circle, a right onto Pond Lane and finally a right onto Sunnyside Lane to access Delaware Route 72
  • Detour – Wilbur Elementary School Entrance left turn onto southbound Delaware Route 72
  • For traffic normally accessing Delaware Route 72 northbound from Wilbur Elementary School:
  • Detour route along Wilson Elementary School entrance will have vehicles turn onto northbound Delaware Route 72, make a left onto Sunnyside Road, make a left onto Pond Lane, and left onto Amanda Circle, a right onto Hazel Drive, and a left onto Treetop Circle, make a left onto Wilson Boulevard to access Delaware Route 72