{"id":37785,"date":"2026-03-16T13:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-896-overnight-closures-planned-in-new-castle-county-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:51:42","slug":"route-896-overnight-closures-planned-in-new-castle-county-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-896-overnight-closures-planned-in-new-castle-county-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Route 896 Overnight Closures Planned in New Castle County This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773683502368.png?resize=1200%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773683502368.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773683502368.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773683502368.png?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773683502368.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Drivers in New Castle County should prepare for overnight disruptions on Route 896 this week as state transportation officials implement final adjustments to traffic flow patterns.<\/p><p>Delaware&#8217;s Department of Transportation has announced that northbound Route 896 will be completely shut down during overnight hours on both Monday, March 23rd and Tuesday, March 24th. The affected section runs from Old Baltimore Pike to Welsh Tract Road.<\/p><p>The temporary closures are necessary for crews to put the finishing touches on new traffic configurations along the corridor. DelDOT officials noted that all construction activities depend on favorable weather conditions.<\/p><p>Motorists who regularly travel this route during late evening or early morning hours should plan alternate routes for both nights to avoid delays.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DelDOT will shut down portions of northbound Route 896 overnight Monday and Tuesday to finalize traffic pattern adjustments. The closures will affect the stretch between Old Baltimore Pike and Welsh Tract Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37784,"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-37785","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-1773683502368.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9Pr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40119,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/major-road-work-planned-at-i-95-and-route-896-in-new-castle-county\/","url_meta":{"origin":37785,"position":0},"title":"Major Road Work Planned at I-95 and Route 896 in New Castle County","author":"Admin","date":"March 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"DelDOT has announced significant overnight and daytime lane closures at the I-95 and Route 896 interchange in New Castle County. 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Additional closures on Route 896 and connecting ramps are planned for road resurfacing projects.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775840781670.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775840781670.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775840781670.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775840781670.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775840781670.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23956,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/major-i-95-lane-closures-coming-monday-for-bridge-work-in-new-castle-county\/","url_meta":{"origin":37785,"position":2},"title":"Major I-95 Lane Closures Coming Monday for Bridge Work in New Castle County","author":"Admin","date":"February 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"DelDOT will close multiple lanes on I-95 near the Route 896 interchange Monday for bridge inspections and repairs. 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