Indian river inlet flooding on roads.

Water from the bays flooded roads near the Indian River Inlet. (DelDOT)

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.- Both directions of Route 1 are closed due to flooding on the highway. 

Traffic cameras show significant flooding on the roads coming off the Indian River Inlet bridge.

DelDOT describes the flooding as significant, "including major flooding south of the Indian River Inlet Bridge," an alert reads.

Northbound Route 1 closed near Fred Hudson Road in Bethany Beach around 9 a.m. Saturday, with the southbound lanes closing about an hour later.

DelDOT expects the highway to remain closed until early afternoon Saturday, Sept. 26, and again this evening, depending on tide cycles.

Visuals from DelDOT cameras show back bay flooding but no dune breaches. 

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Madeleine Overturf has been with Draper Media since 2016, when she first served as Sussex County Bureau Chief. She helped launch the rebranded CoastTV in 2019 and now co-anchors CoastTV News at 5 and 6.

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