Dunmore, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will be performing a pavement preservation project on Route 11 (Northern Boulevard) in Lackawanna County beginning on beginning Monday, July 28 through Wednesday, August 6. The project – using a process called “cape seal” – will take place in the City of Scranton and South Abington Township. This will be the first completed cape seal in the state by PennDOT.
The work will take place on Route 11 are between the Route 11 and Route 6 interchange in the City of Scranton and Scott Road in South Abington Township. The total length of work is approximately one mile in each direction. The average daily traffic on Route 11 is 10,192 vehicles per day and the percentage of truck traffic is approximately 1 percent. Emergency Services and schools have been contacted in advance of the planned work.
The cape seal treatment is more cost-effective than traditional paving and offers several benefits for roadway preservation. This pavement preservation will seal the existing roadway surface of Route 11, protecting the pavement from moisture and faster deterioration, extending pavement life. It will also increase traction on the roadway surface.
The cape seal project includes a single application of seal coat followed by a double application of micro-surfacing, a thin layer of asphalt that extends the life of the roadway. Included in the cape seal preservation, a fiberized seal coat will be installed as part of the seal coat application on one lane in each direction of Route 11 to address cracking and increase the expected life of the cape seal.
The cape seal will begin with PennDOT department forces completing an application of seal coat on one lane in each direction under a lane closure. Once these lanes are completed, the Department’s contractor and department forces will place a fiberized seal coat to the adjacent lanes. Following this sealcoat applications, the Department’s contractor will complete a double application of a thin asphalt coating on all four lanes of Route 11. The micro-surfacing will be completed approximately one week after the seal coat to ensure the water has evaporated from the sealcoat applications.
Motorists should use caution and seek an alternate route when traveling in the area.
The tentative schedule for the Route 11 cape seal project is as follows:
- There will be a left lane closure on Route 11 northbound on Monday, July 28.
- There will be a right lane closure on Route 11 southbound on Monday, July 28.
- Route 11 northbound a right lane closure on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, through Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
- There will be a left lane closure Route 11 southbound will experience on Wednesday, July 30 through Tuesday, August 5.
- There will be alternating lane closures on Route 11 northbound and southbound on Tuesday, August 5 through Wednesday, August 6.
All work is expected to be completed by Wednesday, August 6, pending any weather or other delays. We ask for everyone’s patience as we work through final completion of the project, as we are confident this will be a great product for the Department moving forward.
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route 11 project location
Route 11 (Northern Boulevard) Cape Seal Project Limits (highlighted in blue) above.
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