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    Patching this Weekend on SB I-83 Dauphin County

    March 25, 2026

    Work includes patching on the South Bridge and the ramp from SB I-83 to SB I-283

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today a PennDOT maintenance crew in Dauphin County is scheduled to perform pavement patching this coming weekend on southbound Interstate 83 in Dauphin County.

    Weather permitting, from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Saturday, March 28, patching will be performed in the southbound lanes of I-83 on the John Harris Memorial (South) Bridge spanning the Susquehanna River between Dauphin and Cumberland counties. There will be lane restrictions on southbound I-83.

    On Sunday, March 29, this work will be performed during the same hours on the ramp that carries southbound I-83 to southbound Interstate 283 at the Eisenhower Interchange. The ramp will be closed, and a detour will be in place. To access southbound I-283, southbound I-83 travelers should take Exit 47 and head south on Eisenhower Boulevard to Lindle Road (Route 441), then turn left to access the ramp to southbound I-283.

    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:

    Map shows location of southbound I-83 pavement patching on the South Bridge and on the southbound I-83 ramp to southbound I-283 in Dauphin County. 83 db patching dauphin 3.25.26.jpg