{"id":76331,"date":"2026-06-03T19:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/police-activity-shuts-down-route-1-south-at-appoquinimink-river-bridge\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:07:50","slug":"police-activity-shuts-down-route-1-south-at-appoquinimink-river-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/police-activity-shuts-down-route-1-south-at-appoquinimink-river-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Activity Shuts Down Route 1 South at Appoquinimink River Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780528069766.png?resize=640%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780528069766.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780528069766.png?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Southbound traffic on Route 1 has come to a complete standstill at the Appoquinimink River Bridge as police activity has forced the closure of all lanes in that direction.<\/p><p>Delaware Department of Transportation officials report the roadway blockage is the result of an ongoing police situation in the area.<\/p><p>Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes while authorities work to resolve the incident and reopen the roadway.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All southbound lanes of Route 1 at the Appoquinimink River Bridge are currently blocked due to ongoing police activity. Traffic is being diverted while authorities handle the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76330,"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-76331","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\/06\/news-1780528069766.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-jR9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76361,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/police-activity-shuts-down-lane-on-route-1-north-at-appoquinimink-bridge\/","url_meta":{"origin":76331,"position":0},"title":"Police Activity Shuts Down Lane on Route 1 North at Appoquinimink Bridge","author":"Admin","date":"June 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Northbound Route 1 traffic is experiencing delays as authorities have blocked the left lane near the Appoquinimink River Bridge. 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