{"id":21651,"date":"2026-02-17T13:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/market-street-drawbridge-in-seaford-shut-down-for-two-year-construction-project\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:01:31","slug":"market-street-drawbridge-in-seaford-shut-down-for-two-year-construction-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/market-street-drawbridge-in-seaford-shut-down-for-two-year-construction-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Street Drawbridge in Seaford Shut Down for Two-Year Construction Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771351291163.png?resize=640%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771351291163.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771351291163.png?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Drivers in Seaford will need to find alternate routes as the Market Street drawbridge begins a lengthy construction period that will keep it closed for nearly two years.<\/p><p>According to the Delaware Department of Transportation, the bridge closure went into effect and will remain in place through April 9, 2026, with traffic expected to resume at 6 PM on that date.<\/p><p>The extended shutdown affects one of Seaford&#8217;s key transportation corridors, requiring motorists to use other crossings during the construction period. DelDOT has not yet released specific details about the nature of the construction work being performed on the drawbridge structure.<\/p><p>Local residents and commuters should plan for additional travel time and consider alternative routes while the infrastructure project is underway.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drawbridge on Market Street in Seaford will remain closed to traffic for construction work until April 9, 2026 at 6 PM. DelDOT has announced the extended closure as part of infrastructure improvements to the bridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771351291163.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5Dd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14457,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-drawbridge-to-close-for-weekend-repairs-traffic-rerouted\/","url_meta":{"origin":21651,"position":0},"title":"Salisbury Drawbridge to Close for Weekend Repairs, Traffic Rerouted","author":"admin","date":"May 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0SALISBURY, MD \u2014 A planned closure of the US 50 Business Drawbridge in downtown Salisbury will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 2, and continue until 6 a.m. on Monday, May 5. 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