State Route 300 Corridor Study – SR6 (Glenwood Avenue) to Shaws Corner Road

State Route 300 is an important east-west connection in Kent County, allowing people to travel southwest from Clayton to the Delaware-Maryland state line. Although the corridor is mostly made up of rural locations, there are parts of the road that currently have congestion issues. The traffic volume on SR 300 is projected to rise in the coming years, and congestion will continue to increase if improvements to the roadway are not made. SR 300 was identified in Dover Kent MPO's Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) as a road that will likely see increasing traffic volume, which is why it was selected for further study.

This corridor study will focus on the portion of SR 300 between SR 6 (Glenwood Avenue) and Shaws Corner Road. The purpose of the study is to examine the existing conditions of SR 300, which include traffic volumes, modes of travel (including bicycle and pedestrian use), planned improvements, residential and commercial development, and crash history and other safety data. In addition to identifying the existing conditions, this study will recommend roadway improvements to alleviate the safety and congestion issues on the road. Public engagement is a central part of the study, and several public workshops are planned so that the public can give direct feedback throughout the process. The study will take approximately twelve months to complete, and it is expected to be finished in the summer of 2027.