Taylors Bridge On Route 9 To Be Closed for Repairs

Townsend -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the bridge over Blackbird Creek located on Route 9/Taylors Bridge Road will be closed beginning Monday, August 15 for repairs. The anticipated completion date is mid-September, pending weather.

It is necessary to close the bridge during repairs because permits issued by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers prohibit the storage of equipment or materials off the roadway. As a result, the equipment and materials will have to be stored on the road.

Traffic will be detoured as follows:

Route 9 Northbound
Paddock Road onto Eagles Nest Landing Road to Route 13 to Union Church Road and return to Route 9.

Route 9 Southbound
Union Church Road to Route 13 onto Eagles Nest Landing Road to Paddock Road and return to Route 9.

Work will include repairs to the drainage control portions of the bridge, as well as milling and overlaying bridge deck surface. The contractor is Eastern Highway Specialists.

Motorists should drive with caution, slow down in work zones, and never enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones.