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    Traffic Switch this Weekend on Cameron Street in Harrisburg

    March 13, 2026

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a traffic switch is planned for this weekend on Cameron Street in the area of Interstate 83 in Harrisburg.

    The switch will shift traffic to the east side of Cameron Street so drainage installation and widening can be performed along the west side of Cameron Street between Sycamore Street and Paxton Street.  

    Weather permitting, this work will be from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. There will be lane restrictions under flagging during work hours. This may cause delays.

    Once the switch is completed, Cameron Street will open to two lanes in both directions.

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

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    Please refer to the project location map below:

    Image shows location of traffic shift and drainage work on Cameron Street in Harrisburg. 83-079 cameron st traffic switch dauphin 3.12.26.jpg