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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (8/13/2016) Bridge deck repairs will require weeks-long lane closures on Interstate 495 south of Wilmington starting Aug. 18, the Delaware Department of Transportation announced Friday.

The work on the U.S. 13 bridge and and U.S. 13 ramp bridge is scheduled to begin Thursday in the southbound lanes.

The two left lanes will be closed initially, and when that work is done the two right lanes will be closed, DelDOT said. That means only a single lane will be open for traffic on the normally three-lane highway.

The work in the southbound lanes is expected to continue until mid-September, with northbound repairs to be scheduled later.

DelDOT said crews will be working in close proximity to the travel lanes and drivers should expect lane shifts.

