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    Weekend Paving Planned on SB I-81 in Cumberland County

    July 24, 2023

    ​Work is Aug. 4-7; Traffic restrictions will be in place

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that paving is planned for the weekend of August 4-7 on southbound Interstate 81 from the Route 11/15 Interchange to about a mile north of Exit 61 (Route 944/Wertzville Road) in Cumberland County. Traffic restrictions will be in place through the weekend.

    Weather permitting, work will begin at 8:00 PM Friday, August 4, and be completed by 6:00 AM Monday, August 7. Traffic on southbound I-81 will be reduced from three lanes to one lane each night from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Two lanes of traffic will be open all other hours.

    This work is part of a 12.85-mile resurfacing project that consists of milling, base replacement, concrete pavement patching, minor drainage, ADA ramps, paving, traffic counter site repair and other miscellaneous construction on Interstate 81 from Route 15/Enola in East Pennsboro Township, to Route 581/Lambs Gap Road in Hampden Township.

    This project is expected to be completed by November 21, 2023.

    New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the prime contractor on this $24.5 million project. 

    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 regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties at PennDOT District 8.

    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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