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    Message Board Maintenance Planned on SB I-81 and WB Route 283 in Dauphin County

    September 16, 2025

    Traffic restrictions will be in place

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that maintenance to digital message boards on southbound Interstate 81 and westbound Route 283 in Dauphin County is scheduled for the night of Wednesday, September 24.

    Weather permitting, this work will be performed from 9:00 PM Wednesday, September 24, to 6:00 AM Thursday, September 25, on southbound I-81 at Mile Marker 71 just west of Exit 72 (Paxtonia/Linglestown), and on westbound Route 283 at Mile Marker 9.8, west of the Route 743 (Elizabethtown/Hershey) Exit.

    There will be a right lane and right shoulder closure on southbound I-81, and a left lane and left shoulder closure on westbound Route 283.

    Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.

    This work is part of a project to maintain and/or repair of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) equipment at locations in the PennDOT District 8 southcentral Pennsylvania region, as well as the PennDOT District 4 northeast region and the PennDOT District 5 eastern region.

    Kuharchik Construction, Inc., of Exeter, PA, is the contractor on this $5,583,518 project. All work on this contract is expected to be completed by July 2, 2027.

    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 Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties at PennDOT District 8.

    Information about infrastructure in District 8, including completed work and significant projects, is available at District 8 Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects.

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

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    Message board maintenance at this location on southbound Interstate 81.
    Message board maintenance at this location on westbound Route 283.