{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)","authority":"DelDOT facility control; \u0027efforts continue to limit crowds from gathering in response to the Coronavirus\u0027 (recited)","instrument":"DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware\u0027s toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088)","title":"DelDOT Operational Changes Update for March 17, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-17 6:00 p.m. (welcome center); 2020-03-18 (DMV hours)","end":"Welcome center closure \u0027temporarily\u0027 (reopening not documented); DMV moved to closure and appointment service under later modifications (ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS cluster)","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["travelers using the I-95 welcome center","welcome center concessionaires","DMV customers"],"clause":"Effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 6:00pm, the Biden Welcome Center on I-95 in Newark will temporarily close to the public as efforts continue to limit crowds from gathering in response to the Coronavirus. Fuel will still be available at the gas station located on the north side of the property and bathroom facilities in the convenience store will also be available to motorists. The stand-alone Starbucks will continue to offer a full menu for drive through customers only. At DelDOT\u0027s four DMV locations, effective tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, business hours for Wednesdays will change to 8:00am to 4:30pm and there will be no evening hours","enforcement":"Facility closure by the State agency","functions":["DR drivers and TV travel (the I-95 corridor\u0027s principal travel plaza closed to the public)","CB customer access (plaza restaurants and shops closed; drive-through only)","CRT public offices (DMV hours cut)"],"notes":"Service announcement graded context: a State agency\u0027s closure of a major interstate travel plaza \u0027to limit crowds from gathering\u0027 in the first week of Delaware\u0027s emergency.","sourceUrl":"https://news.delaware.gov/2020/03/17/deldot-operational-changes-update-for-march-17-2020/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200318050303/https://news.delaware.gov/2020/03/17/deldot-operational-changes-update-for-march-17-2020/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":283624,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085","citation":"Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware\u0027s toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088"]}