Delaware Gov. John Carney signed the state’s $863 million fiscal year 2020 capital budget Monday that includes more than $3.2 billion in infrastructure work.
The funding, part of the FY20 – FY25 Capital Transportation Program, is the state’s largest infrastructure package.
Work will be completed over the next six years. It includes investing in new drinking water infrastructure, preserving open space and farmland, and constructing schools.
Major road projects include the US 13 Camden Widening project in Kent County, the SR 1 Minos Conaway Grade Separated Intersection in Sussex County and the widening of SR 1 north and south from Route 273 to the Roth Bridge in New Castle County.
The budget also includes $425.3 million for the Transportation Trust Fund.
“While we have many large infrastructure projects scheduled around the state, we are also investing more than $100 million in public transportation and rail, $80 million in road paving and rehabilitation projects, as well as $20 million in sidewalk improvements to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards,” Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan said in October.
The Delaware Department of Transportation develops a six-year Capital Transportation Plan annually to identify capital investments. The Council on Transportation makes its final approval of plans by March 1 each year.