PennDOT District 4 Road Report for Week of May 23 to May 27, 2022
05/20/2022
Dunmore, PA - Below you will find the road report for the week of May 23 – May 27, 2022. The first set of information is our short-term projects and standard of care maintenance projects. The second set of information is our long-term projects which will be updated as work within the project changes.
Baseball is back: Please note there will be traffic issues at Davis Street, I-81 and Montage Mountain Road, Moosic at the beginning and end of the games. There will be games on Tuesday, May 24 at 6:05 PM, Wednesday, May 25 at 11:05 AM, Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27 games start at 6:35 PM, Saturday May 28 at 4:05 PM, Sunday, May 29 at 1:05 PM, and Tuesday, May 31 at 6:35 PM. There is no game on Monday, May 30.
Please note: Work will depend on current weather conditions.
Short Term Projects
| Lackawanna County | |||||
| State Route/Exit | Township | Closure/Restriction | Work | Dates | Time |
| I-81 | Dickson City Borough | Lane Restriction | Joint Repair | 5/23-5/26 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 307 | Roaring Brook Township | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/24-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 348 | Jefferson Township | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/24-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 348 | Jefferson Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/24-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 407 | Benton Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/26-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 435 | Elmhurst Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/23 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1015 | Lackawanna County | Lane Restriction | Bridge Repairs | 5/23-5/28 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1017 | Greenfield Township | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/23-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2013 | Clifton Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/26-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 3003 | Scranton City | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 3003 | Newton Township | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/25-5/26 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4028 | Clarks Summit Borough | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Various | Lackawanna County | Lane Restriction | Sign Repairs | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| Luzerne County | |||||
| State Route/Exit | Township | Closure/Restriction | Work | Dates | Time |
| I-80 EB Mile Marker 259.4 to 259.7 | Luzerne County | Lane Restriction | Test Boring | 5/16-5/25 | 7:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| I-80 WB Exit 256 | Luzerne County | Lane Restriction | Bridge Deck Patching | 5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| I-80 EB Exit 262 to Exit 273 | Luzerne County | Lane Restriction | Bridge Deck Patching | 5/23 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| I-80 EB Mile Marker 250.7 to 250.8 | Luzerne County | Lane Restriction | Bridge Safety Inspection | 5/23-5/24 | 8:00 AM -4:00 PM |
| I-80 WB Mile Marker 250.8 to 250.7 | Luzerne County | Lane Restriction | Bridge Safety Inspection | 5/25-5/26 | 8:00 AM -4:00 PM |
| I-80 | Butler Township | Lane Restriction | Deck Patching | 5/23-5/25 | 7:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| 309 Between Exit 2 and Exit 3 North Cross Valley | Wilkes-Barre | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Improvements for Bridge Rehabilitation | 5/22-5/25 | 7:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| 309 | Butler Township | Lane Restriction | Patching and Cutting | 5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 309 | Rice Township | Lane Restriction | Patching | 5/23 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 437 | Fairview Township | Lane Restriction | Patching | 5/26-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 437 | Dennison Township | Lane Restriction | Bridge Repairs | 5/23-5/26 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1005 | Jackson Township | Lane Restriction | Patching/Cutting | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1016 | Dallas Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1016 | Dallas Township | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1036 | Kingston Township | Lane Restriction | Deck Patching | 5/26 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1045 | Dallas Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/23 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1045 | Dallas Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1059 | Jackson Township | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/25-5/26 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2007 | Bear Creek Township | Lane Restriction | Patching | 5/24-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2020 | Jenkins Township | Lane Restriction | Ditch Cleaning | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2047 | Rice Township | Lane Restriction | Patching | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 3004 | Conygham Township | Lane Restriction | Patching | 5/25-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4024 | Lehman Township | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4029 | Lehman Township | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/26-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4031 | Lehman Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| Pike County | |||||
| State Route/Exit | Township | Closure/Restriction | Work | Dates | Time |
| 590 | Lackawaxen Township | Lane Restriction | Pipe Replacement | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1017 | Westfall Township | Lane Restriction | Base Repair | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4003 | Lackawaxen Township | Lane Restriction | Bridge Repairs | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| Susquehanna County | |||||
| State Route/Exit | Township | Closure/Restriction | Work | Dates | Time |
| 11 | Hallstead Borough | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/23-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 29 | Bridgewater Township | Lane Restriction | Milling | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 92 | Susquehanna County | Lane Restriction | Signs Repairs | 5/23-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 167 | Bridgewater Township | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/23-5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 171 | Forest City Borough | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1018 | Susquehanna County | Lane Restriction | Sign Repairs | 5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2008 | Susquehanna County | Lane Restriction | Sign Repairs | 5/26 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4008 | Franklin Township | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 8009 | Hallstead Borough | Lane Restriction | Crack Sealing | 5/26-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Various | Susquehanna County | Lane Restriction | Sign Repairs | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Various | Dimock Township | Lane Restriction | Paving | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| Wayne County | | ||||
| State Route/Exit | Township | Closure/Restriction | Work | Dates | Time |
| 170 | Prompton Borough | Lane Restriction | Rock Lining | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 196 | Sterling Township | Lane Restriction | Patch and Cutting | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 370 | Preston Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/23 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 370 | Preston Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/26-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 3008 | Salem Township | Lane Restriction | Patch and Cutting | 5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4020 | Preston Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4021 | Clinton Township | Lane Restriction | Edge Patching | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 4033 | Preston Township | Lane Restriction | Shoulder Cutting | 5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| Wyoming County | | ||||
| State Route/Exit | Township | Closure/Restriction | Work | Dates | Time |
| 2001 | Monroe Township | Lane Restriction | Bridge Repairs | 5/23-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2007 | Eaton Township | Lane Restriction | Patch and Spray | 5/26-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2009 | Northmoreland Township | Lane Restriction | Paving | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2011 | Northmoreland Township | Lane Restriction | Paving | 5/25-5/27 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2018 | Monroe Township | Lane Restriction | Seal Coating | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2018 | Monroe Township | Lane Restriction | Patch and Spray | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2027 | Wyoming County | Lane Restriction | Sign Repairs | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 2031 | Wyoming County | Lane Restriction | Sign Repairs | 5/23-5/24 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 3002 | Noxen Township | Lane Restriction | Patch and Spray | 5/25 | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Long Term Projects
| State Route | Exit/Mile Marker | County(ies) | Township | Closure/Restriction | Work | Dates | Time |
| N/A | | Lackawanna | Clifton Township | Closed | A Lackawanna County owned bridge is closed indefinitely on Keystone Rd. in Clifton Township off State Route 435. The road has no outlet. | Indefinitely | |
| SR 307 | | Lackawanna | Roaring Brook Township | Lane Restriction | This project involves the full replacement of a culvert that crosses under a four-lane road, State Route 307 (Scranton Pocono Highway) over Green Run in Roaring Brook Township, Lackawanna County. | Oct. 2022 | |
| SR 6 Casey Highway | | Lackawanna | | Lane Restriction | This is a concrete pavement and bridge structure preservation project. This project will address the aging concrete roadway pavement by replacing damaged and broken slabs where necessary while retrofitting existing slabs to give them stability, replace damaged missing pavement joints and the final surface will be diamond ground to make the most of ride quality. The bridge structures along the mainline and interchange ramps will receive preventative maintenance work to increase the service life and prevent future deterioration. The project will begin in 2022 and be completed in 2024. Currently there are two separate long term lane closures, three miles of the right lane on both east and westbound on SR 6 Casey Highway. A minimum of three miles section is to remain open between any work areas closed for contract work. A lane restriction is in place for oversize width traffic. | 2024 | |
| I-84 EB/WB | | Lackawanna | Roaring Brook Township | Lane Restriction | This project consists of milling and resurfacing of existing bituminous interstate roadways and ramps. Other work includes guiderail repairs, base repairs, joint repairs, temporary traffic control and pavement markings. | Nov. 2023 | |
| SR 307 | | Lackawanna | Roaring Brook Township | Right Lane Closure | The right lane is closed northbound on SR 307. Stone arch over Williams Creek end wall and parapet issues. | TBD | |
| SR 307 | | Lackawanna | Spring Brook Township | Right Lane Restriction | The right lane shoulder is closed on SR 307 due to a slide issue. | TBD | |
| SR 407 | | Lackawanna | North Abington Township | Lane Restriction with Traffic Control Signals | Contractors began work on the rehabilitation on the bridge over the lake at the Lackawanna State Park on SR 407, North Abington Township, Lackawanna County in 2021. The project involves bridge rehabilitation to an existing three span spread box beam bridge. Bridge rehabilitation activities include replacing the existing deteriorated concrete bridge deck with a new continuous 8" minimum concrete bridge deck/superstructure, updated parapets, beam end repairs, substructure repairs, rock protection, approach paving, and updated guiderail. | June 2022 | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| I-84 EB/WB | | Lackawanna/Wayne | | Lane Restriction | This project consists of milling and resurfacing of an existing bituminous interstate roadways and ramps. Other work includes guiderail repairs, base repairs, joint repairs, temporary traffic control and pavement markings. Contractor will have the right lane closed eastbound between MM 16.1 to 18.5 & westbound between MM 18.5 to 17.5 for paving. Contractor will also be paving the on and off ramps at exit 17 in the eastbound lane. The contractor will also be working on the substructure of the bridge at MM 13 westbound. Short term lane closures will be set up daily between 6:30 AM and 5 PM. All work on this project is scheduled to be completed in late August of 2022. |
August 2022 | 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
| I-84 | | Lackawanna/Wayne | | Single Lane Closure | Temporary bridge deck repair work, installation of I-84 EB bridge girders, floor beams, deck pans, overhang jacks, reinforcing steel, place deck and parapet concrete, construct I-84 EB bridge approach slabs, install drainage basins, form, and pour WB pier #2/pier #2 plinth. Construct I-84 EB Phase 2/2A median side pavement in preparation for stage 3 mainline traffic switch, perform railroad bridge steel repairs. The I-84 over Lackawanna Railroad/Roaring Brook and SR 435 Section 282 project includes the replacement of three bridge structures and associated roadway work on I-84 and SR 435. This is the Twin Bridge Project. | TBD | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| I-81 | | Lackawanna/Luzerne | Dupont/Moosic | Shoulder Restriction | The district wide guide rail project will be installing guide rail at I-81 S from mile marker 179 to mile marker 167 in Luzerne County for the next several weeks. Temporary lane closures will take place Sunday nights through Thursday nights from 7:00 PM to 6:00 PM. | TBD | 7:00 PM - 6:00 AM |
| SR 2019 | | Lackawanna | Spring Brook Township | Closed | SR 2019 (O'Hara Road) in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County will be closed for a box culvert replacement. The work will continue until July 2022. A detour is in place. | July 2022 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| SR 8015 | | Lackawanna | Clarks Summit | Shoulder Restriction | This work consists of the structure rehabilitation of two state-owned culverts on SR 8015 Section D51. The shoulder will be closed all summer. | Sept. 2022 | |
| I-81 | Exit 164 | Luzerne | Nanticoke | Closed | Exit 164 (Nanticoke) from I-81 northbound to SR 29 northbound will be closed through May 2022 for bridge repairs. During this time repairs of the two bridges over the exit ramp and roadway will be performed. A detour is in place. | May 2022 | 7:00 AM -3:00 PM |
| I-81/115/309 | | Luzerne | | Lane Restriction | For the rehabilitation and improvement of a certain section of state highways in Luzerne County, in various municipalities. Bridges are on I-81, SR 115, and SR 309 Cross Valley. Work will continue throughout the winter. | TBD | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| SR 309/11/92 | | Luzerne | | Lane Restriction | Resurfacing contract for 17 miles of roadway on Route 309 (North Cross Valley Expressway), Route 11 (Wyoming Avenue), Route 92 (Exeter Avenue), Route 2045 (South Main Road) and ADA ramp construction on Route 1009 (Market Street), Luzerne County. Project started the week of 8/2/21 and the contractor is working on SR 2045 (South Main Street). | TBD | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| SR 3007 | | Luzerne | Slocum Township | Closed | State Route 3007 (Blue Ridge Trail) is closed from SR 2042 (Stairville Rd) to SR 3008 (Slocum Rd) in Slocum Township, Luzerne County for a culvert replacement. The road will be closed until October 2022. A detour is in place. | Oct. 2022 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| SR 1048 | | Luzerne | Lehman Township | Closed | SR 1048 in Lehman Township, Luzerne County will be closed beginning Monday, May 16 for a culvert replacement project. It will remain closed until the fall of 2022. A detour is in place. | Sept. 2022 | |
| SR 6 | | Pike | Milford Borough/Milford Township | Closed | The project is on SR 6 Section 475 located in downtown Milford. There is an active detour on two borough roads, Constitution Ave, and Mulberry Alley. The contractor is working on a slope repair. | TBD | 7:00 AM-5:00 PM |
| SR 1012 | | Pike | Lackawaxen Township | Shoulder Restriction | The shoulder was washed-out and pavement edge failed. The work is in the design stage. | TBD | |
| SR 2002 | | Pike | | Closed | This is a slope failure reconstruction project along SR 2002 (Wilson Hill Road), which is in the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area. The proposed work includes the installation of a retaining wall, roadway reconstruction in the eastbound lane, minor roadway work in the opposite lane, guiderail, drainage, and pavement markings. A detour is in place. | Oct. 2022 | 7:00 AM -5:00 PM |
| I-84 | Mile Marker 17-26 | Pike/Wayne | Green, Palmyra, Sterling | Single Lane Closure | The project consists of the reconstruction of Interstate I-84. The project length is approx. 8 miles. I-84 will be under a long-term restriction from mile marker 17 to 26, EB and WB. Westbound traffic will cross over in a single lane pattern onto the Eastbound lanes. Traffic will be single lane from mile marker 21.5 to 26.0. There will be long-term single lane closures on I-84 EB and WB between Exits 20 (Greentown / Wallenpaupack) and 26 (Promised Land/Tafton) (mile markers 21.5 to 26). The interstate will be down to single lane traffic in each direction on the EB lanes while we close and reconstruct the WB lanes. The westbound rest area on Interstate 84 will be closed for the season. This will be located around mile marker 25.7. Traffic is currently bi-directional on the eastbound lanes separated by concrete barriers from mile marker 21.7 to 26. West bound lanes are closed for reconstruction for 4 miles of roadway, one bridge structure over Shinny Mountain Road and the on and off ramps for the westbound rest area. This will remain until the end of November 2022. |
2022 - 2023 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| I-84 EB/WB | Mile Marker 43-46 | Pike | | Lane Restriction | Shoulder upgrades/crossover construction on I-84 from mile marker 43 to mile marker 46. There will be temporary singe lane closures on both east and westbound on Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The work should be completed by November 2022. | Nov. 2022 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| SR 1009 | Segment 160 | Susquehanna | Harmony Township | Road Closed | SR 1009 in Harmony Township, Susquehanna County will be closed between Depot Street and King Hill Road due to an embankment slide. Road is closed with a detour in place. | July 2022 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| SR 706 | | Susquehanna | Rush Township | Lane Restrictions with Temporary Traffic Signals | SR 706 section 501 in Rush Township there will be single lane restrictions with temporary traffic signals. The work involves complete demolition and new half width construction of three structures. Three bridges under construction will be at the nearest intersection of SR 706 and Gage Road, SR 706 and Bomboy Road and SR 706 and Devine Road. All 3 sites will have widened roadways, shoulders, new paved approaches, guiderail, and road markings when completed. | Sept. 2022 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| SR 1006 | | Wayne | Damascus/Berlin Township | Closed | SR 1006 (Peggy Runway Road) is closed. The area affected is between the intersection of SR 652 & SR 1006 at Segment 0060/2808 in Damascus Twp. to the intersection of SR 1006 and Cortez road Segment 0050/2074 in Berlin Twp. | Nov. 2022 | |
| SR 1002 | | Wayne | Milanville | Closed | Skinners Falls bridge is closed until further notice. A PEL Study is being completed. | TBD | N/A |
| SR 1025 | | Wyoming | Nicholson Borough | Closed | SR 1025 (Station Hill Road) near the intersection of SR 11 and SR 92, Nicholson Borough is closed for bridge repairs. Detour is in place. The bridge will remain closed into 2022. | Spring 2022 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| SR 92 | | Wyoming | Falls Township | Lane Restriction | There will be a stone arch culvert rehabilitation on State Route 92, Section 750, over a tributary to the Susquehanna River, in Falls Township, Wyoming County. The contractor will restabilize the existing floor by encapsulating the timbers in concrete and reconstruct the existing up stream headwall and wing walls. The structure is shared between the state and the railroad company, only the state's half will be included in the project. There will be one lane work zone with a width restriction for the improvement. It will be controlled by temporary traffic signals and concrete barrier. Stage two traffic control is now in place. | Oct. 2022 | |
| SR 87 | | Wyoming | Colley Township, Sullivan County and North Branch in Wyoming County | Lane Restriction | This project consists of the roadway reconstruction along SR 0087 in Colley Township, Sullivan County and North Branch Township, Wyoming County. The project will be constructed in two stages. The first stage will consist of short-term operations to install the bypass channels and begin side slope earth work. The second stage will be done under detour during the summer months, where the remainder of the earthwork, roadway improvements and safety upgrades will be completed. | Sept. 2022 | |
| SR 11, SR 858, SR 1031 and SR 87 | | Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties | | Lane Restriction | This project is for the resurfacing of approximately 13.9 miles of existing roadway on the following state routes in Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties. SR 11, SR 858, SR 1031, and SR 87. | TBD | |
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