Delaware Infrastructure Overview
While the nation’s infrastructure earned a C in the 2025 Infrastructure Report Card, Delaware faces infrastructure challenges of its own. For example, driving on roads in need of repair in Delaware costs each driver $456 per year, and 3.2% of bridges are rated structurally deficient. Drinking water needs in Delaware are an estimated $806 million. 63 dams are considered to be high-hazard potential. The state’s schools have an estimated capital expenditure gap of $102 million. This deteriorating infrastructure impedes Delaware’s ability to compete in an increasingly global marketplace. Success in a 21st-century economy requires serious, sustained leadership on infrastructure investment at all levels of government. Delaying these investments only escalates the cost and risks of an aging infrastructure system, an option that the country, Delaware, and families can no longer afford.
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Delaware has nearly $2 billion in drinking water needs.
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874
Bridges
1%
of Bridges are Deficient
57
High Hazard Dams
$4.8B
in Drinking Water Needs
2 Miles
of Levees
Protecting 385 people
35%
of Roads in poor or fair condition
$ 565
Motorist pays annually
due to insufficient infrastructure
9.0M
Passenger Trips on Public Transit
$5.3B
Wastewater needs
$3.2B
Total storm damage
(1980-2024)
IIJA Grants
IIJA Funding Announced
Number of IIJA Projects
Edgemoor Container Terminal – Container Yard Project: This $50 million award will construct a container yard at the Port of Wilmington featuring all-electric operations, a modern truck gate complex, and new terminal buildings, resulting in improved efficiency, sustainability, and expanded capacity for port operations.
Delaware Coastal Storm Risk Management: This $21 million award will build and maintain sand dunes and berms along Delaware’s coastline to buffer storm surges and prevent flooding, resulting in stronger coastal protection and improved resilience for vulnerable communities.
Delaware Transit Electric Bus Charging: This $11 million award will install electric bus charging stations to support the transition to electric buses, resulting in reduced emissions and improved air quality for Delaware communities.
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