Bridge Damage to Require Extended Lane Closure on Route 896 South
Department of Transportation | Featured Posts | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Delaware Division of the Arts and DETV Launch “Arts Alive Delaware” TV Series
Date Posted: September 26, 2024
Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces New Campaign to Increase Safety on Delaware Roadways
Date Posted: September 26, 2024
15 DNREC Programs to Participate in UD’s Annual Coast Day
Date Posted: September 26, 2024
Bridge Damage to Require Extended Lane Closure on Route 896 South
Date Posted: September 25, 2024
DNREC Study Finds PFAS in Surface Water Samples
Date Posted: September 24, 2024
Two Delaware Schools Named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Date Posted: September 23, 2024
Five Schools Earn State School Counseling Award
Date Posted: September 23, 2024
Governor Carney Vetoes House Bill 140
Date Posted: September 20, 2024
First Spouse Tracey Quillen Carney Recognizes September as Literacy Month, Continues Reading Tour
Date Posted: September 19, 2024
Event at the Delaware Public Archives: Tales from the Vaults
Date Posted: September 19, 2024
Emergency Sirens Test on October 1
Date Posted: September 19, 2024
Delaware Brings Private Paid Family Medical Leave Policies to Market
Date Posted: September 19, 2024
DNREC Accepting Community Water Quality Improvement Project Grant Proposals
Date Posted: September 18, 2024
DNREC to Hold Community Information Session Sept. 24 on Indian River Inlet North Side Beach and Dune Repair
Date Posted: September 18, 2024
State Auditor’s Office Issues First Audit of Dual Employment of Government Officials Since 2017
Date Posted: September 17, 2024
OWAA Releases Comprehensive Report on the Status of Women in Delaware
Date Posted: September 17, 2024
Poetry Out Loud to Celebrate 20th Anniversary During 2024-2025 School Year
Date Posted: September 16, 2024
Health Insurance Marketplace Data Released; Rates Finalized
Date Posted: September 16, 2024
Take Action to Avoid Accidents this Falls Prevention Awareness Week with Statewide Events
Date Posted: September 16, 2024
U.S. Senator Tom Carper Visits the Delaware Fire Prevention Commission
Date Posted: September 16, 2024
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Checkpoint Enforcement Results
Date Posted: September 13, 2024
Governor Carney Announces Changes to Leadership Team
Date Posted: September 13, 2024
Fire Commission Releases Statement Regarding Lewes Firefighter
Date Posted: September 12, 2024
Governor Carney Announces Emergency Repairs to Strengthen the Indian River Inlet Dunes
Date Posted: September 12, 2024
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: September 10, 2024
Delaware 250 Announces Summer 2024 Grant Recipients
Date Posted: September 10, 2024
2025 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be Named Next Month
Date Posted: September 9, 2024
Fire Commission Groundbreaking Ceremony
Date Posted: September 9, 2024
Unclaimed Property MONEY MATCH Program Returns over $364,000 to Delaware Taxpayers
Date Posted: September 9, 2024
Voting Alert: Automatically Registered Voters May Declare Their Political Party Affiliation at the Primary Election
Date Posted: September 9, 2024
DPH Invites Public Comment on 2023 Delaware Statewide Health Assessment
Date Posted: September 6, 2024
Governor Carney Signs Package of Legislation to Combat Effects of Climate Change
Date Posted: September 5, 2024
DHSS Observes National Suicide Prevention Month
Date Posted: September 5, 2024
DUI Checkpoint Enforcement
Date Posted: September 4, 2024
Delaware Launches Agricultural Financing Program
Date Posted: September 4, 2024
Education Related Funds Awarded to Former Foster Youth
Date Posted: September 4, 2024
Improper Ambulance Service Payments Result in $363K Penalty Against Highmark
Date Posted: September 3, 2024
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Julieta Zavala’s “Mercado Kitsch México”
Date Posted: September 3, 2024
Delaware Confirms Initial Cases of West Nile Virus in a Human, Horses for 2024
Date Posted: August 30, 2024
Family Emergency Preparedness Day on September 14 for National Preparedness Month
Date Posted: August 30, 2024
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Weekend Coming to Killens Pond State Park Oct. 4 to 6
Date Posted: August 30, 2024
Drive Safely as Kids Head Back to School
Date Posted: August 30, 2024
Suspect Identified in a Hit-and-Run Incident Involving a Golf Cart
Date Posted: August 30, 2024
Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Address Food Deserts
Date Posted: August 29, 2024
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: August 29, 2024
DE, AR, PA, CA, TX, WI and 25 Other States Announce Settlement to End Interstate Unclaimed Property Litigation
Date Posted: August 28, 2024
DNREC Awards Contract Replace Bancroft Bridge
Date Posted: August 28, 2024
DOJ secures life plus ten years for deadly gun offender
Date Posted: August 28, 2024
Summer Enrichment Programs Benefit Delaware Students
Date Posted: August 28, 2024
Delaware’s 2024/25 Hunting Season Just Around the Corner
Date Posted: August 28, 2024
DNREC to Reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Sept. 1
Date Posted: August 26, 2024
Gov. Carney, First Spouse, Sen. Coons, Sec. Holodick, Pritchett Family Open Doors at New Maurice Pritchett Sr. Academy
Date Posted: August 23, 2024
Delaware Waterfowl and Trout Stamp Art Winners Chosen
Date Posted: August 22, 2024
Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Arrests Woman Posing as Nurse
Date Posted: August 22, 2024
Delaware State Fire Commission Announces Groundbreaking Ceremony
Date Posted: August 21, 2024
Bridgeville Couple Charged with Animal Cruelty
Date Posted: August 20, 2024
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: August 19, 2024
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over National Enforcement
Date Posted: August 16, 2024
Governor Carney Signs Legislation Supporting Safe Communities
Date Posted: August 15, 2024
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: August 15, 2024
Delaware State Parks Hunting Permits Now on Sale
Date Posted: August 15, 2024
2024 State Assessment Results Show Pandemic Recovery Continuing
Date Posted: August 15, 2024
First Spouse Tracey Quillen Carney to Launch Reading Tour, Host Story Times at Delaware Libraries
Date Posted: August 14, 2024
Delaware Treasurer Colleen Davis Celebrates Inaugural ABLE Savings Day
Date Posted: August 14, 2024
DNREC Prioritizes Equity in Community Environmental Project Fund Grants, Launches New Mapping Tool
Date Posted: August 14, 2024
Delaware Auditor Lydia York Releases Prescription Opioid Settlement Tracker
Date Posted: August 14, 2024
Newark Fire
Date Posted: August 13, 2024
Carney Administration Prioritizes Farmland Preservation, Preserving Highest Number of Farms
Date Posted: August 13, 2024
Delaware Department of Agriculture Issues Warning on Recent Sales of Backyard Poultry and Equipment
Date Posted: August 9, 2024
Delaware Children Wish Smokey Bear Happy 80th Birthday at Dover Public Library
Date Posted: August 9, 2024
Scam Alert: Division Of Revenue Warns Taxpayers Of Fraudulent Letters
Date Posted: August 9, 2024
The Office of Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) to Begin Accepting License Applications on August 19, 2024
Date Posted: August 8, 2024
Governor Carney, Federal Delegation, General Assembly and Community Celebrate Investments in Kingswood Community Center
Date Posted: August 8, 2024
Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Support Youth Mental Health
Date Posted: August 7, 2024
State Releases Guidance on Generative Artificial Intelligence in Classrooms
Date Posted: August 7, 2024
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces First Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for FY2025
Date Posted: August 7, 2024
Delaware State Housing Authority Introduces Housing Stability Program
Date Posted: August 7, 2024
DNREC Opens Doors to Environmental Careers With New Internship Program
Date Posted: August 7, 2024
Delaware Tourism Office Launches the Tournaments, Events, and Athletic Meets Sponsorship (TEAMS) Program
Date Posted: August 5, 2024
Governor Carney Announces Appointments to State Board of Education
Date Posted: August 2, 2024
USACE and DNREC Sign Agreement for Bayshore Beaches
Date Posted: August 1, 2024
DMV Introduces New Chatbot, Della
Date Posted: August 1, 2024
Scuse Honors UD’s Dr. Mark Isaacs at Delaware State Fair for Service to Agriculture
Date Posted: August 1, 2024
DNREC Sets Information Meetings for Draft State Energy Plan
Date Posted: August 1, 2024
Early Childhood Professionals to Earn up to 12 College Credits for CDA under New Agreements
Date Posted: July 31, 2024
DNREC Announces Opening of New Boat Ramp at Records Pond near Laurel
Date Posted: July 31, 2024
Grants to Support Rural Education Achievement Programs
Date Posted: July 30, 2024
Delaware’s First 2024 Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens
Date Posted: July 26, 2024
Governor Carney Honors DNREC’s 2024 Young Environmentalists, Youth Anglers at Delaware State Fair
Date Posted: July 25, 2024
DelDOT Announces EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Award
Date Posted: July 24, 2024
Health Equity Institute of Delaware Offers Training to Clinical and Public Health Workers
Date Posted: July 24, 2024
Cape Henlopen State Park Community Workshop to be Held July 31
Date Posted: July 24, 2024
Delaware Tourism Office to Reopen the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund
Date Posted: July 24, 2024
Governor Carney Signs House Bill 125
Date Posted: July 23, 2024
Commissioner Navarro Launches Office of Long-Term Care Insurance
Date Posted: July 23, 2024
Use Extreme Caution Traveling through Work Zones
Date Posted: July 22, 2024
DSHA Celebrates $500 Million in Mortgage Financing with Discover Bank, Launches New Mortgage Products
Date Posted: July 22, 2024
DNREC Sinks Two Vintage Vessels on Delaware Reef Site 11, ‘The Redbird Reef,’ to Enhance Recreational Opportunities
Date Posted: July 22, 2024
AG Jennings takes action against financial adviser for charging unreasonable fees
Date Posted: July 19, 2024
Fire Commission Releases New Updates for EMS Protocols
Date Posted: July 19, 2024
Department of Transportation | Featured Posts | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
During the routine biennial inspection of the bridge carrying Route 896 over I-95, a crack was found in one beam that was caused by an oversized vehicle. As a result, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the rightmost lane on the Route 896 southbound bridge over I-95 will remain closed indefinitely until a repair can be planned and completed. The bridge was last inspected in 2022, and the department has not determined when the damage occurred. While the beam has sustained damage, the bridge remains safe for vehicles to use and the lane closure removes vehicle weight above the damaged area as a precautionary measure.
“The bridge as a whole is structurally sound and safe to remain open to traffic in the temporary condition. Highway bridges using multi-beam systems, such as this one, are designed with a lot of redundancy so that an issue affecting the structural capacity of one beam does not affect the entire bridge as a whole,” Jason Hastings, DelDOT’s Chief of Bridges and Structures.
DelDOT will provide additional information once a schedule for the repair work is determined.
To report a traffic condition dial #77, and click on “report an issue” at deldot.gov or on the DelDOT mobile app. Download it for free in the app store.
Related Topics: Delaware Department of Transportation, DelDOT; Delaware Department of Transportation; Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski, Route 896
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
Here you can subscribe to future news updates.
Department of Transportation | Featured Posts | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
During the routine biennial inspection of the bridge carrying Route 896 over I-95, a crack was found in one beam that was caused by an oversized vehicle. As a result, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the rightmost lane on the Route 896 southbound bridge over I-95 will remain closed indefinitely until a repair can be planned and completed. The bridge was last inspected in 2022, and the department has not determined when the damage occurred. While the beam has sustained damage, the bridge remains safe for vehicles to use and the lane closure removes vehicle weight above the damaged area as a precautionary measure.
“The bridge as a whole is structurally sound and safe to remain open to traffic in the temporary condition. Highway bridges using multi-beam systems, such as this one, are designed with a lot of redundancy so that an issue affecting the structural capacity of one beam does not affect the entire bridge as a whole,” Jason Hastings, DelDOT’s Chief of Bridges and Structures.
DelDOT will provide additional information once a schedule for the repair work is determined.
To report a traffic condition dial #77, and click on “report an issue” at deldot.gov or on the DelDOT mobile app. Download it for free in the app store.
Related Topics: Delaware Department of Transportation, DelDOT; Delaware Department of Transportation; Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski, Route 896
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
Here you can subscribe to future news updates.
Delaware's Governor
State Agencies
Elected Officials
General Assembly
Delaware Courts
State Employees
Cities & Towns
Delaware State Code
State Regulations
Business First Steps
Phone Directory
Locations Directory
Public Meetings
Voting & Elections
Transparency
Delaware Marketplace
Tax Center
Personal Income Tax
Privacy Policy
Weather & Travel
Contact Us
Corporations
Franchise Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Withholding Tax
Delaware Topics
Help Center
Mobile Apps
E-mail / Text Alerts
Social Media
Built by the Government Information Center
©MMXXIV Delaware.gov
