Harrisburg, PA – Motorists in Dauphin County are advised a weekend detour is scheduled for Megoulas Boulevard at Interstate 83 in Lower Paxton Township near the City of Harrisburg. A contractor will reconstruct a section of the road at I-83.

Megoulas Boulevard will be closed at the interstate at approximately 9 PM Friday, March 26, and will reopen by 6 AM Monday, March 29. A signed detour will be in place using local streets.

Once this work is completed, Megoulas Boulevard will be open to two-way traffic. There currently is one-way traffic with a temporary signal at this location.

This work is part of the $104,747,344 interstate reconstruction contract that was awarded to J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County, and includes widening and rebuilding a 2.77-mile section of I-83 east of the City of Harrisburg from just south of Exit 48 for Union Deposit Road, through Exit 50 for U.S. 22 (Colonial Park/Progress), to Exit 51 for Interstate 81.

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. 

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