TRAFFIC ALERT - Bridge Painting Will Require Lane Closures on Savannah Road

Lewes -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is announcing sandblasting and painting of the drawbridge over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will require lane closures on Savannah Road in Lewes. The work will begin on Monday, September 19 and end the week of December 12, pending weather.

Lane closures will occur on the bridge on Monday, September 26. Lane closures will be 24 hours per day, Monday through Friday. After 4 p.m. on Friday, the bridge will be open to two lanes of traffic over the weekend until Monday morning at 7 a.m.

The project includes the removal of the existing paint material and priming/recoating with a lead-free paint on the steel bridge. The contractor for these improvements is Marinis Brothers, Inc. of New Castle, Delaware.