I-95 southbound to close as project nears completion

I-95 southbound through Wilmington will be closed from Friday, Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 5 a.m., the Delaware Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.

Motorists coming from Pennsylvania will be directed to use I-495 Southbound.

Local traffic entering I-95 SB will be detoured off at Exit 8 (US 202) and directed back to I-95 southbound via Route 141 southbound.

The 2nd Street on-ramp to I-95 southbound will remain open.

The closure will allow for paving, striping and related work.

According to DelDOT, the I-95 Restore the Corridor project is nearing the end of major construction.

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