{"id":52087,"date":"2026-04-14T17:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/construction-shuts-down-firetower-road-section-until-8-pm-tonight\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:22:24","slug":"construction-shuts-down-firetower-road-section-until-8-pm-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/construction-shuts-down-firetower-road-section-until-8-pm-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Shuts Down Firetower Road Section Until 8 PM Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Motorists should plan alternate routes as a section of Firetower Road remains blocked due to construction activities scheduled through 8 PM this evening.<\/p>

The Delaware Department of Transportation reports the roadway is impassable between Route 20 and Cool Branch Road while crews complete necessary work in the area.<\/p>

Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes and allow extra travel time until the construction zone reopens later tonight.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A portion of Firetower Road is temporarily blocked to traffic due to ongoing construction work. The closure affects the stretch between Route 20 and Cool Branch Road until 8 PM today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":52086,"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-52087","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\/04\/news-1776201744205.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-dy7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73994,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/road-closures-in-effect-due-to-fallen-power-lines-and-utility-pole\/","url_meta":{"origin":52087,"position":0},"title":"Road Closures in Effect Due to Fallen Power Lines and Utility Pole","author":"Admin","date":"May 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two roads are currently shut down after a utility pole and power lines came down in the area. 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