Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that night work is scheduled on Cameron Street and Interstate 83 in the Harrisburg area in Dauphin County.
Weather permitting, starting Sunday, June 8, trench restoration will be performed for water and sewer line work on Cameron Street between Sycamore Street and Paxton Street. There will be lane closures on Cameron Street from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM the nights of Sunday, June 8, through Thursday, June 12.
The following week starting Sunday, June 15, night work will move to the I-83 mainline, where temporary paving will be performed in both directions of I-83 from the South Bridge to Paxton Street. There will be nightly lane restrictions from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM Sunday through Thursday night for about three weeks.
Travelers should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.
This work is associated with the first of two contracts for East Shore Section 3 of the Interstate 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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MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov
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