Expect lane restrictions and delays during evening and early morning work hours.
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that prep work begins tonight for a night shift concrete pavement patching operation on southbound Interstate 81 near Exit 80 to Route 743 (Grantville/Hershey) at mile marker 80.6 in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County.
Night work on southbound I-81 is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, through Monday, November 2, from 7:00 PM until 6:00 AM the following morning.
A night shift warm-mix asphalt pavement patching operation is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, through Tuesday, November 3, from 7:00 PM until 6:00 AM the following morning on eastbound Route 22/322 near the bridge over the ramp from Route 147 (South River Road) at mile marker 229.9 in Reed Township, Dauphin County.
Night shift concrete pavement patching and weekend approach slab work is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, through Sunday, November 8, from 7:00 PM until 6:00 AM the following morning on southbound Interstate 81 near Harrisburg and the ramp from North Front Street at mile marker 66 in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County.
Travelers should expect lane restrictions and delays during evening and early morning work hours.
Following this work, night shift and weekend concrete pavement patching operations are tentatively scheduled for Sunday, November 8, through Sunday, November 15, on the following sections of interstate:
- Eastbound Interstate 78 near the bridge over Swatara Creek at mile marker 2 in Union Township, Lebanon County.
- Eastbound Interstate 78 near the ramp from Route 22 at mile marker 7.9 in Bethel Township, Lebanon County.
Weather permitting, night work will be conducted from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM through mid-November. Travelers should expect lane restrictions and delays during evening and early morning work hours.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $3,250,000 project.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Crochunis, mcrochunis@pa.gov or 717-418-5017
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Please refer to the project location maps below:
Thursday, October 29, through Monday, November 2, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM
A night shift concrete pavement patching operation is scheduled on southbound I-81 just south of Exit 80 to Route 743 (Grantville/Hershey) in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County.
Sunday, November 1, through Tuesday, November 3, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM
A night shift warm-mix asphalt pavement patching operation is scheduled on eastbound Route 22/322 near the bridge over the ramp from Route 147 (South River Road) in Reed Township, Dauphin County.
Tuesday, November 3, through Sunday, November 8, from 7:00 PM until 6:00 AM
Night shift concrete pavement patching and approach slab work is scheduled on southbound I-81 near Harrisburg and the ramp from North Front Street in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County.
Sunday, November 8, through Sunday, November 15, from 7:00 PM until 6:00 AM
Night shift and weekend concrete pavement patching operations are tentatively scheduled on eastbound I-78 approaching the bridge over Swatara Creek in Union Township and eastbound I-78 near the ramp from Route 22 in Bethel Township, Lebanon County.
