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    Night Work Begins Sunday on Cameron Street at I-83 in Harrisburg

    February 28, 2025

    Lane closures between Paxton and Sycamore streets for drainage work

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that night work is scheduled to begin this Sunday on Cameron Street at Interstate 83 in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County. There will be lane restrictions on Cameron Street for drainage installation.

    Weather permitting, drainage work will be performed from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM Sunday through Thursday nights beginning Sunday March 2, and continuing for the next four-to-six weeks. There will be lane restrictions in both directions of Cameron Street between Paxton Street and Sycamore Street during work hours.

    Travelers should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.

    This work is associated with 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.

    The second East Shore Section 3 contract is expected to be under construction from 2025 to 2028 and includes widening and reconstruction on I-83, construction of the 13th Street bridge and approaches, and construction of the 17th Street interchange and widening 17th Street.

    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).

    Motorists 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

    511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.

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    Information about infrastructure in District 8, including completed work and significant projects, is available at District 8 Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects.

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

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