Contractor to perform drainage work for I-83 reconstruction project
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a lane restriction is expected to be implemented next week on Cameron Street in the City of Harrisburg for work associated with the reconstruction of Interstate 83.
Weather permitting, on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the contractor will install temporary concrete barrier on Cameron Street between Paxton Street and Sycamore Street in the city. This barrier will close the eastbound right lane, taking this stretch of Cameron Street from two lanes to one lane. Barrier will be installed during daylight hours.
This closure, which is expected to remain in place for about two months, will allow the contractor to install drainage in the area. The sidewalk on the eastbound side of Cameron Street will be closed. There will be signing at both Paxton and Sycamore streets alerting pedestrians to use the sidewalk on the opposite side of the road.
Currently there are long-term construction signs along northbound I-83 from the I-83 John Harris Memorial (South) Bridge to the Eisenhower Interchange. The contractor is performing utility work and clearing behind barrier from Cameron Street northward through the project limits.
This work is part of the first of two contracts for East Shore Section 3 of the larger I-83 Capital Beltway Project. This contract includes widening and reconstructing portions of the I-83 roadway, construction of overhead bridges at 29th Street and 19th Street, construction of the new Cameron Street Interchange, removing the 13th Street interchange, and roadway improvements along the Cameron Street, 19th Street and 29th Street corridors.
There may be significant impacts to traffic during the life of this project, including traffic shifts, lane restrictions and road closures/detours. Advance notice will be issued prior to any major traffic impacts.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $154,627,000 project.
All work on this contract is expected to be completed by October 12, 2027.
The second East Shore Section 3 contract is expected to be under construction from 2025 to 2028 and includes widening and reconstruction on I-83, construction of the 13th Street bridge and approaches, and construction of the 17th Street interchange and widening 17th Street.
For more information about the East Shore Section 3 and the I-83 Capital Beltway Project, go to I83 Capital Beltway- Home (i-83beltway.com).
The East Shore Section 3 construction contract map can be found here: SR0083-079-Dauphin-Construction-Sequence-Graphic-2-2023.pdf (i-83beltway.com).
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