{"id":34869,"date":"2026-03-12T01:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/construction-closes-lane-on-west-ave-in-wilmington-until-3-pm\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:36:16","slug":"construction-closes-lane-on-west-ave-in-wilmington-until-3-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/construction-closes-lane-on-west-ave-in-wilmington-until-3-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Closes Lane on West Ave in Wilmington Until 3 PM"},"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\/03\/news-1773293776106.png?resize=640%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773293776106.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773293776106.png?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Motorists in Wilmington are dealing with traffic delays on West Avenue today as construction crews have shut down one northbound lane.<\/p><p>The Delaware Department of Transportation reports that the lane closure affects the stretch of West Avenue running between Delaware Avenue and Scanlon Street. Officials say the construction work is expected to wrap up by 3 PM this afternoon.<\/p><p>Drivers are advised to allow extra travel time or seek alternate routes while the work continues. DelDOT continues to monitor the situation and will reopen the lane once construction activities are completed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers traveling north on West Avenue in Wilmington should expect delays due to a lane closure between Delaware Avenue and Scanlon Street. The construction-related closure is scheduled to remain in effect until 3 PM today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34868,"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-34869","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\/03\/news-1773293776106.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-94p","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30273,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/construction-closes-right-lane-on-east-4th-street-in-wilmington-until-3-pm\/","url_meta":{"origin":34869,"position":0},"title":"Construction Closes Right Lane on East 4th Street in Wilmington Until 3 PM","author":"Admin","date":"March 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Drivers in Wilmington should expect delays on East 4th Street today. 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