Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that underground utility work is scheduled for this weekend at the intersection of Cameron Street and Sycamore Street in the City of Harrisburg. This work is associated with the first of two contracts for East Shore Section 3 of the larger I-83 Capital Beltway Project.
Weather permitting, underground utility work will begin at 6:00 PM Friday, February 7. This work is expected to be completed by the afternoon or early evening of Saturday, February 8.
There will be traffic restrictions on both Cameron and Sycamore streets. Flaggers will provide traffic control. Motorists should seek alternate routes.
A lane restriction currently is in place on Cameron Street in the eastbound direction between Paxton and Sycamore streets so the contractor can install drainage in the area. The sidewalk on this side of the road is closed. Signs have been placed at both Paxton and Sycamore streets alerting pedestrians to use to sidewalk on the opposite side of the road.
Currently there are long-term construction signs along northbound I-83 from the I-83 John Harris Memorial (South) Bridge to the Eisenhower Interchange. The contractor is performing utility work and clearing behind barrier from Cameron Street northward through the project limits.
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).
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CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov
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