{"id":60080,"date":"2026-04-30T20:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-896-south-lane-closures-continue-through-early-morning-hours\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T20:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:22:33","slug":"route-896-south-lane-closures-continue-through-early-morning-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-896-south-lane-closures-continue-through-early-morning-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Route 896 South Lane Closures Continue Through Early Morning Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Motorists traveling on southbound Route 896 should expect delays due to ongoing construction activities causing intermittent lane restrictions.<\/p>

The Delaware Department of Transportation reports that lanes are being closed periodically along the stretch of Route 896 South between the Interstate 95 interchange and Old Baltimore Pike.<\/p>

These construction-related lane closures will continue until 6 a.m., according to DelDOT officials.<\/p>

Drivers are advised to plan for extra travel time and exercise caution when navigating through the work zone area.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Southbound Route 896 is experiencing periodic lane restrictions between the Interstate 95 connection and Old Baltimore Pike as construction work continues. The lane closures are scheduled to remain in effect until 6 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":60079,"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-60080","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-1777594952636.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-fD2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56646,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/construction-closes-right-lane-on-route-896-south-near-i-95-until-morning\/","url_meta":{"origin":60080,"position":0},"title":"Construction Closes Right Lane on Route 896 South Near I-95 Until Morning","author":"Admin","date":"April 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"DelDOT has shut down the right lane on southbound Route 896 between the I-95 interchange and Old Baltimore Pike for construction work. 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