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    Sign Structures Inspections Planned on Multiple Routes in Dauphin County

    October 17, 2025

    Inspections scheduled on I-81 and Route 22; Route 322 inspections to be announced later

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that sign structures on Interstate 81 and Route 22 in Dauphin County are scheduled to be inspected in the coming weeks.

    The limits for this work on I-81 is from Exit 72 (Paxtonia/Linglestown) to Exit 65 (Marysville/Enola), and on Route 22 from Elmerton Avenue to Linglestown Road (Route 39). Future dates for inspections on Route 322 between Waltonville Road and Hershey Park Drive will be announced later.

    Weather permitting, inspections will be performed between the hours of 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM. There will be mobile shoulder/lane closures at the following locations:

    • October 21-22: I-81 north and south between Exit 66 (Front Street) and Exit 72 (Paxtonia/Linglestown). There will be right shoulder closures.
    • November 3, and Nov. 5-6: I-81 north and south between Exit 66 (Front Street) and Exit 72 (Paxtonia/Linglestown). The right two lanes will be closed, followed by the left two lanes.
    • November 24: Route 22 west between Elmerton Avenue and I-81. The right two lanes will be closed.
    • November 24: Route 22 east between Linglestown Road (Route 39) and I-81. The right two lanes will be closed.
    • November 24: Route 22 west between Elmerton Avenue and I-81. The left lane will be closed.
    • November 24: Route 22 east between Linglestown Road (Route 39) and I-81. The left lane will be closed.
    • November 25: I-81 south between Front Street and Marysville/Enola. The right lane will be closed.
    • November 25: I-81 north between Marysville/Enola and Front Street. The right lane will be closed.
    • November 25: I-81 south between Front Street and Marysville/Enola. The left lane will be closed.
    • November 25: I-81 north between Marysville/Enola and Front Street. The left lane will be closed.

    Additional dates will be added for inspections on Route 322 between Waltonville Road and Hershey Park Drive. Updated press releases will be issued when those dates are determined.

    All dates are weather dependent and subject to change.

    Motorists should be alert, watch for changing traffic patterns and slow-moving vehicles and drive with caution through the area.

    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.

    Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, and Instagram.

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

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    Please refer to the work location map below:

    Sign structure inspections on I-81 and Route 22 in Dauphin County.