County: Monroe
Municipality: Jackson and Pocono Townships
Road name: Interstate 80
Between: Exit 293 (JCT I-380) and Exit 299 (PA 715)
Type of work: Construction
Work being done by: PennDOT Maintenance Forces
Type of restriction: Daytime
Restriction: Lane restrictions on I-80 east between exits 293 and 299. There will also be work on the I-80 west interchange ramps at Exit 298 (PA 611). Expect significant delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
The work is part of an ongoing project to improve I-80 between I-380 and Tannersville. Work includes milling, concrete patching, paving, pavement marking upgrades, guide rail updates, and bridge preservation work on 9 bridges.
Start date: 9/7/24
Est completion date: 9/8/24
Restrictions in effect (time of day): 05:00 AM To 05:00 PM
Will rain cause delays? Yes
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Berks, Carbon. Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.
Information about infrastructure in District 5, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D5Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ronald J. Young, Jr., M.P.A., 610-871-4555, ronyoung@pa.gov, or Sean Brown, 610-871-4556, sebrown@pa.gov.
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