Pavement Patching Planned for NB I-81 Near Carlisle in Cumberland County

Work will be during nighttime hours; there will be lane restrictions on I-81

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that pavement patching is planned on northbound Interstate 81 between Exit 47 (Hanover/Route 34) and Exit 52 (Route 11) near Carlisle in Cumberland County. There will be nighttime lane restrictions.

Weather permitting, patching will be performed on northbound I-81 from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the nights of Sunday, August 24, through Thursday, August 28.

Following the Labor Day holiday weekend, the contractor will resume work during the same hours the nights of Tuesday, September 2, through Friday, September 5.

There will be lane restrictions during work hours.

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

This work consists of removing the existing deteriorated concrete and replacing it with asphalt.

This work is associated with a 12.85-mile resurfacing project that consists of milling, base replacement, concrete pavement patching, minor drainage, ADA ramps, paving, traffic counter site repair and other miscellaneous construction on Interstate 81 from Route 15/Enola in East Pennsboro Township, to Route 581/Lambs Gap Road in Hampden Township.

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the prime contractor on this $24.5 million project.

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

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Location of pavement patching on northbound Interstate 81 in Cumberland County.