Route 851 ramp to NB I-83 to be closed for milling and paving

Harrisburg, PA – The ramp closure planned for last night at the I-83 (Exit 4/Route 851) Interchange in Shrewsbury Township, York County, has been rescheduled for tonight due to rain. The Route 851 ramp to northbound I-83 will be closed to allow the contractor to mill and pave as part of the ongoing diverging diamond interchange project.

 

The Route 851 ramp to northbound I-83 will be closed from 9 PM tonight, Monday, August 2, to 5 AM Tuesday, August 3. A detour will be in place. Motorists can access northbound I-83 by taking northbound Susquehanna Trail (accessible just west of the interchange), to eastbound Route 216 to northbound I-83 at Exit 8/Glen Rock.

This work is part of a $29.9 million Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) construction contract awarded to Kinsley Construction, Inc. of the City of York, York County. The project includes replacement of the northbound and southbound bridges that carry I-83 over Route 851 with two-span structures that will allow enough clearance for Route 851 to be widened to four lanes and realigned into the DDI configuration. Work under this contract will also lengthen and reconstruct the on and off ramps within the interchange and replace the culvert that carries Deer Creek beneath the interchange.

The diverging diamond interchange configuration improves safety by eliminating conflicts with left turns and through movements and improves operations by providing dedicated turn lanes and decreasing backlogs onto the I-83 mainline. 

For more information go to the project web site at I-83 Exit 4 Improvements (penndot.gov).

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