Delaware transportation officials are alerting drivers about significant traffic changes coming to northbound Interstate 95 this weekend as part of ongoing construction work.
DelDOT has scheduled a major construction phase to begin Saturday, April 18th and continue through Sunday, April 19th, affecting traffic patterns in New Castle County.
The changes will begin at 6:00 pm Saturday with the closure of Exit 5A, which normally provides access from northbound I-95 to Airport Road. During this closure, drivers will need to use Exit 5B as an alternate route.
Additional restrictions will take effect throughout the evening, including a single right lane closure on northbound I-95 at Route 1 starting at 6:00 pm. At 8:00 pm, traffic will be reduced to three through lanes on the northbound side.
The most significant impact will occur at 11:00 pm, when northbound I-95 will be reduced to just one through lane from Route 1 to the Airport Road exit.
All lanes and ramps are scheduled to reopen to normal traffic by 10:00 am Sunday.
Transportation officials note that once the work is complete, the two left lanes of northbound I-95 will remain separated from the three right lanes by a concrete barrier. New pavement markings will indicate route designations before drivers reach the decision point.
