Crews from the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) are creating teams with the National Guard. DelDOT crews will not only provide a plowed path to people’s homes who have called for transport to shelters, but also provide the local knowledge of the best route to get to a certain home or neighborhood.
The electric companies have made tremendous progress overnight in restoring power. However, crews from both Delaware Electric Co-Op and Delmarva Power still cannot reach many of the locations where they need to fix the problem. To help, DelDOT has dispatched private contractors with bulldozers, tractors and plows to work directly with the electric companies, clearing the way for wherever the electric crews need to go.
DART buses are expected to operate tomorrow. However, some of the bus shelters and sidewalks may be covered in snow. Paratransit is working with the National Guard to transport dialysis to their appointments.
There are hundreds of people in Sussex County on waiting lists to receive transport from their homes to shelters, while National Guard and DelDOT teams are faced with secondary roads that have downed trees, power lines and drifts up to five feet high.
“We’re focused on restoring power and also getting people out of their cold homes and into the shelters,” said Jim Westhoff, spokesman for DelDOT.
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