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    Lane Restrictions This Week on Southbound I-81 Bridge over Swatara Creek/Route 72 in Lebanon County

    November 03, 2025

    Bridge to be inspected

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today there will be daytime lane restrictions this week on the southbound Interstate 81 bridge spanning Swatara Creek/Route 72 approximately 7.5 miles south of Exit 100 (Route 443/Pine Grove) so the bridge can be inspected.  

    Weather permitting, this work will be performed from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Wednesday November 5, and Thursday, November 6. There will be a right lane restriction on southbound I-81. One travel lane will remain open each day.

    Inspectors plan to inspect the bridge using an inspection crane from the roadway.

    Travelers are reminded to be alert for these operations, to obey work zone signs, and to use caution when driving through work zones for their safety, as well as for the safety of the road crews.

    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 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict8.  

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Thompson, 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov

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    daytime lane restrictions this week on the southbound Interstate 81 bridge spanning Swatara Creek/Route 72 approximately 7.5 miles south of Exit 100 (Route 443/Pine Grove) so the bridge can be inspected.