State of Delaware Department of Transportation

10/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/10/2025 10:57

TRAFFIC ALERT - New Castle County - I-95/Rt 896 Interchange Upcoming Closures

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces to motorists there will be overnight single and multi-lane closures on I-95 northbound (Monday - Wednesday) (including one EZ Pass lane closed overnight on Tuesday) for concrete barrier work and shifting traffic, overnight lane closure on I-95 southbound (Wednesday-Friday) for cantilever sign installation, overnight detour of northbound Rt 896 and the ramp from northbound 896 onto northbound 95 (Tuesday-Friday) for traffic shifting and cantilever sign installation, and overnight lane closures on northbound and southbound Rt 72 (Monday - ; Friday) for preliminary bridge deck work.


I-95 AND RAMP IMPACTS
· Monday, October 13th through Tuesday, October 14th: Single Lane Closure, Northbound I-95, from the Toll Plaza to the 896 Interchange (6PM-8AM):
· Tuesday, October 14th through Wednesday, October 15th: Overnight Multi-lane Closure and Rolling Road Blocks, Northbound I-95, from the Toll Plaza to the 896 Interchange (6PM-6AM):
· Tuesday, October 14th through Wednesday October 15: Overnight EZ Pass Lane Closed, Northbound I-95, at the Toll Plaza (10PM-6AM):
· Wednesday, October 15th through Friday, October 17th: Overnight Lane Closure, Southbound I-95, from the I-95 Interchange to the Toll Plaza (7PM - ; 5AM)



Rt 896 IMPACTS
· Tuesday, October 14th through Friday, October 17th: Overnight Detour, Northbound Rt 896, from the Old Baltimore Pike to the I-95 Interchange (9PM - ; 5AM)
· Tuesday, October 14th through Friday, October 17th: Overnight Detour, Ramp from Northbound Rt 896 onto I-95 Northbound, (9PM - ; 5AM)
· Wednesday, October 15th through Friday, October 17th: Overnight Rolling Road Blocks, Southbound Rt 896, from the I-95 Interchange to the Old Baltimore Pike (11PM - ; 5AM)



Rt 72 IMPACTS
· Monday, October 13th through Friday, October 17th: Overnight Lane Closure, Northbound and Southbound Rt 72 between Bellevue Road and Brookhill Dr. (7PM - ; 7AM)

For additional information for the I-95/SR 896 Interchange Project, please visit 95896improvements.com
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