CAMDEN — After 20 years, a $40 million transportation project has finally broken ground in Camden with the help of some congressional funding and determined leaders behind the scenes.
A ceremony took place on July 10 for the East Camden Bypass, as it is now known, while Senator Tom Carper (D-Del) had an opportunity to visit the site later on Monday to get a first-hand look at how it could impact the area.
Along with other federal and state funding sources, Carper, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) helped secure $17.8 million for the project from the Federal Highway Administration through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Congressionally Directed Spending process.
While construction has begun on the East Camden Bypass with hopes of completion by August 2025, construction for the second half of the job, the West Camden Bypass which will connect to the East Camden Bypass, will start in the fall, according to DelDOT Area Engineer Jay Evans. The …