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==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== [[File:2022-07-20 12 33 13 View north along Interstate 95 (Delaware Turnpike) from the overpass for Welsh Tract Road in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|The Delaware Turnpike (Interstate 95) in Newark]] [[File:Newark Station.jpg|thumb|Newark Rail Station, which serves Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail]] Highways include: * [[Interstate 95 in Delaware|Interstate 95]] * [[Delaware Route 896]] * [[Delaware Route 72]] * [[Delaware Route 273]] * [[Delaware Route 2]] * [[Delaware Route 279]] The closest airport is [[Wilmington Airport (Delaware)|Wilmington Airport]] in New Castle County.<!--Most of the airport is not in the limits of any city--> [[Newark Rail Station (Delaware)|Newark Rail Station]] is serviced by [[SEPTA]] and [[Amtrak]] on the [[Northeast Corridor]]. [[Norfolk Southern]] provide freight service and operate the Newark Yard. [[CSX]] passes along the [[Philadelphia Subdivision]] line.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delaware State Rail Plan|publisher=Delaware Department of Transportation|date=2011|url=https://deldot.gov/Publications/reports/srp/pdfs/srp_final.pdf|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref> [[DART First State]] and [[DART Connect]] provide bus service through the [[Newark Transit Hub]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Delaware Transit Corporation Announces DART Connect is Coming to Newark|publisher=DART First State|date=August 7, 2023|url=https://www.dartfirststate.com/About/news/index.shtml?dc=details&id=9695|access-date=September 6, 2023}}</ref> ===Utilities=== [[File:Newark reservoir.jpg|thumb|right|Newark Reservoir, which supplies water to the city]] The City of Newark Electric Department provides electricity within the city limits. The city's electric department purchases electricity on the wholesale market, serving about 12,800 customers and maintaining {{convert|175|mi|km}} of electric lines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electrical Engineering|publisher=Newark, Delaware|url=https://newarkde.gov/18/Electrical-Engineering|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> The electric department is a member of the [[Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|publisher=Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation|url=http://www.demecinc.net/Members/|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> The City of Newark Public Works and Water Resources Department provides trash collection, recycling, water, and wastewater service to Newark.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Works and Water Resources|publisher=Newark, Delaware|url=https://newarkde.gov/19/Public-Works-and-Water-Resources|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> Water service is provided to 33,000 customers in Newark, with {{convert|91|mi|km}} of water pipes serving the city.<ref name=water/> The city's water supply comes from the [[Newark Reservoir]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Reservoir - Permitted Uses|publisher=Newark, Delaware|url=https://newarkde.gov/419/Permitted-Uses|access-date=August 15, 2017}}</ref> The city maintains {{convert|73|mi|km}} of sewer lines, with wastewater pumped through the New Castle County system to the Wilmington Regional Wastewater Treatment facility.<ref name=water>{{cite web|title=Water and Wastewater|publisher=Newark, Delaware|url=https://newarkde.gov/60/Water-Resources|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> Natural gas service in Newark is provided by [[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Delivery Service Area|publisher=Delmarva Power|url=http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062712/http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|archive-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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