Update: Late-Winter Road Construction Picks Up in Sussex, Worcester Counties

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Update from the DRBA: “Freeman Highway construction start date delayed to Sunday evening, March 27, 2022.  Project completion date remains May 20, 2022.  The Authority’s contractor, Allan Myers of Malvern, PA, will begin milling and paving work to rehabilitate Freeman Highway, the main access route to the Cape May – Lewes Ferry. “ -The main route…

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Ridership Rebounds On The Cape May – Lewes Ferry In 2021

The MV New Jersey (photo courtesy of Delaware River and Bay Authority / Cape May - Lewes Ferry)
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Ridership on the Cape May – Lewes Ferry reboundded during the busiest months of 2021, compared to 2020. According to a Delaware River and Bay Authority report, more than half-a-million passengers rode the ferry between May and October, and 171,600 vehicles also made the crossing. Numbers are also showing a very strong September and October.…

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Drop In Ferry, Bridge Traffic Reflected In DRBA Budget

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The Delaware River and Bay Authority has adopted its operating budgets heading into 2021, cutting proposed spending by nearly two-percent. The COVID-19 pandemic has had what’s called a significant negative impact on revenues for the agency, which operates the Cape May – Lewes Ferry, the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and associated police and services. Traffic was…

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