Traffic is being detoured around a major stretch of U.S. Route 9 after power lines fell across the roadway, forcing authorities to shut down the highway in both directions.
The closure extends along the Lewes Georgetown Highway from Harbeson Road to Prettyman Road, where a utility pole with electrical wires has blocked the entire roadway.
Motorists traveling between the Lewes and Georgetown areas should expect delays and plan alternate routes while utility crews work to remove the downed infrastructure and restore safe passage.
Officials have not provided an estimated time for when the highway will reopen to normal traffic flow.
