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    Patching this Weekend on SB and NB I-83 Ramps at the Eisenhower Interchange Near Harrisburg in Dauphin County

    March 10, 2026

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today a PennDOT maintenance crew in Dauphin County is scheduled to perform pothole patching this weekend on the northbound and southbound Interstate 83 ramps at the Eisenhower Interchange near Harrisburg in Dauphin County.

    Weather permitting, the ramp that carries northbound I-83 through the interchange will be closed for patching from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM Saturday, March 14. A detour will be in place.

    Northbound I-83 traffic should exit at Exit 46B (eastbound Route 322/Hershey), proceed east on Route 322 and exit to Pen-Har Drive, follow Pen-Har Drive to Paxton Street, turn right and proceed to the ramp to westbound Route 322, then head west on Route 322 to northbound I-83.

    On Sunday, March 15, the ramp that carries southbound I-83 through the interchange will be close during the same hours. Traffic should exit at Exit 47 (322 East/Hershey/Eisenhower Boulevard), then take the second ramp (Paxton Street/I-83 South) to proceed to southbound I-83.

    There may be delays. Travelers should be alert and watch for changing traffic patterns.

    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:

    Red lines on map show location of patching on northbound and southbound I-83 at the Eisenhower Interchange in Dauphin County. Map also show northbound and southbound detours.