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    Blasting to Resume Next Week Along NB I-83 in Harrisburg Region

    February 06, 2026

    Rolling stops on I-83 will be implemented as a safety precaution

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that rolling stops are expected to resume next week on Interstate 83 for blasting activities related to the reconstruction of I-83 in the City of Harrisburg and surrounding region.

    Weather permitting, the contractor will perform blasting operations along northbound I-83 between 17th Street and 19th Street starting Monday, February 9.

    Blasts will be performed at approximately noon Monday through Thursdays for about two weeks. This work is weather dependent and will be performed on an as-needed basis.

    As a safety precaution there will be rolling stops of up to 10 minutes in both directions of I-83. Rolling stops will begin on northbound I-83 at Route 581 in Cumberland County.  Rolling stops on southbound I-83 will begin at the Eisenhower Interchange in Dauphin County. Traffic on nearby streets will also be stopped during the blasts. This will cause delays. Motorists should be alert and watch for stopped or slow-moving traffic.

    Currently there are long-term construction signs along northbound I-83 from the I-83 John Harris Memorial (South) Bridge to the Eisenhower Interchange.

    This work is part of the first of two contracts for East Shore Section 3 of the larger I-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.

    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).

    Drivers 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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    Please refer to the project location map below:

    Orange line on map shows location of rolling stops beginning next week on Interstate 83 in Cumberland and Dauphin counties.