{"id":25284,"date":"2026-02-22T21:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/fallen-tree-forces-road-closure-on-woodpecker-road-near-green-briar\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:46:33","slug":"fallen-tree-forces-road-closure-on-woodpecker-road-near-green-briar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/fallen-tree-forces-road-closure-on-woodpecker-road-near-green-briar\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Tree Forces Road Closure on Woodpecker Road Near Green Briar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Delaware transportation officials have blocked off a portion of Woodpecker Road after a tree fell across the roadway.<\/p>

The Delaware Department of Transportation reports the closure affects Woodpecker Road in the vicinity of its intersection with Green Briar Road. Motorists are advised to find alternate routes while crews work to clear the obstruction.<\/p>

No timeline has been provided for when the roadway will reopen to traffic.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delaware Department of Transportation has shut down a section of Woodpecker Road due to a downed tree. The closure affects the area around Green Briar Road intersection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25283,"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":[29,821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-weather"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771814792861.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6zO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6372,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/state-police-investigating-fatal-crash-in-seaford\/","url_meta":{"origin":25284,"position":0},"title":"State Police Investigating Fatal Crash in Seaford","author":"indiasturgis","date":"December 20, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delaware State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Seaford last month. 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