Even on Delaware Day, the First State still got no respect. Social media was abuzz recently, as a photo of a new sign put up as part of the ongoing construction on Interstate 95 through Wilmington got the attention and ribbing of thousands. The sign for Exit 7 (Delaware Avenue) had one slight problem: It was spelled “Delware Ave.”
- I wish I could say I was surprised. — Rhonda Postles
- Build back better. Hire a sign editor! — M.K. Boyce
- It’s cool because no one in Delaware has any respect for anything. Should just leave it. — Michael Howard
- Works better if you read it with a Southern accent. “Where you from? Del-ware.” — Rich Kane
- You had one job. — Tamala Jones
- So we’re the Rodney Dangerfield of the United States. — Kim Dougherty
- I didn’t even notice till someone told me clearly. — Esmeralda Cortes
- Thought it was spelled Delawhere. — Charlie Harper
- Anyone remember the time they installed the Route 131 sign? — Lisa Bell
- Build back wrong. — Bruce D. Lomascolo
- No regerts! — Steven Hillriegel
- Our public education system at work! — Thomas Evans
- A simple mistake and people upset. — Toni Finney
- Come on, man. — Johnny Southers
- DelDOT’s FB post addressing the issue angered me. They made light of it. Like it was funny? They should have been apologizing for throwing away my tax dollars! It is nuts the project got that far! Obviously, many are not doing their jobs! — Lorrie Cucco-Taylor
