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Two major roadways have been shut down where they cross CSX railroad tracks after the crossing gate mechanisms stopped working properly.<\/p>

Officials have blocked off both New London Road and West Main Street at their respective CSX railway intersections. Repair teams have been sent out to fix the faulty equipment, though authorities have not provided a timeline for when motorists can expect the roads to reopen.<\/p>

The closures affect traffic flow in the area as drivers must find alternate routes around the blocked crossings.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Broken railroad crossing gates have prompted officials to shut down two major roads where they intersect with CSX tracks. Repair teams are working on the problem, though no timeline has been given for when the roads will reopen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":74667,"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":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1780283237416.png?fit=1024%2C649&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-jqk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7391,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/traffic-alert-closure-of-new-london-road-west-main-street\/","url_meta":{"origin":74668,"position":0},"title":"Traffic Alert \u2013 Closure of New London Road & West Main Street","author":"Lt Andrew Rubin","date":"March 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Due to work on the CSX railroad tracks, both New London Road and West Main Street will be CLOSED at the CSX railroad crossing. 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