{"id":73288,"date":"2026-05-28T13:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-9-in-new-castle-county-shutting-down-for-sinkhole-repairs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:06:23","slug":"route-9-in-new-castle-county-shutting-down-for-sinkhole-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-9-in-new-castle-county-shutting-down-for-sinkhole-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Route 9 in New Castle County Shutting Down for Sinkhole Repairs"},"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\/05\/news-1779987983495.png?resize=1200%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779987983495.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779987983495.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779987983495.png?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779987983495.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 plan alternate routes as a portion of Route 9 will be temporarily shut down for emergency repairs.<\/p><p>The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is notifying drivers that a section of Route 9 must be closed to allow workers to repair a sinkhole that has developed.<\/p><p>Beginning Monday, June 1st at 6:00 am, traffic will be blocked on Route 9 from Bayview Road to Farm Lane while repair crews address a sinkhole that formed above a tide gate structure.<\/p><p>DelDOT officials expect the road closure to remain in effect through Wednesday, June 3rd at 5:00 pm, though work could potentially be completed ahead of schedule.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A section of Route 9 in Port Penn will be temporarily closed starting Monday morning for sinkhole repairs. The Delaware Department of Transportation says crews need to fill a sinkhole that formed over a tide gate structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":73287,"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-73288","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\/05\/news-1779987983495.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-j44","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76072,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-plans-road-closure-for-sewer-system-sinkhole-fix\/","url_meta":{"origin":73288,"position":0},"title":"Salisbury Plans Road Closure for Sewer System Sinkhole Fix","author":"Admin","date":"June 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The City of Salisbury will close a section of West Main Street on Wednesday for sinkhole repairs related to the sewer system. 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