Paving scheduled for this week on Paxton Street at bridge

Harrisburg, PA – PennDOT announced today that a full closure of Interstate 83 at the Paxton Street Bridge spanning the interstate in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, is planned for 9:00 PM Friday, November 4 to 6:00 AM Monday, November 7. 

The I-83 closure will allow a PennDOT contractor to remove a damaged beam from the Paxton Street bridge spanning the interstate. Detours will be in place.

I-83 Northbound Detours:

Motorists traveling northbound on I-83 should take westbound Route 581 to northbound I-81 to I-83.

Motorists traveling eastbound on Route 581 to northbound I-83 should take southbound I-83 to Exit 40B (New Cumberland), turn left onto Carlisle Road (Route 2018), left onto northbound I-83 to westbound Route 581 to northbound I-81, to I-83.

Please note: 

- Local traffic in Harrisburg may use northbound I-83 between Front Street and 32nd Street.

- I-83 Exit 41B (Lemoyne) will be closed to prohibit traffic from using local roads.

- Lowther Street on-ramp to northbound I-83 will be closed.

I-83 Southbound Detours:

Motorists traveling southbound on I-81 should continue on southbound I-81 to eastbound Route 581, to southbound I-83.

Motorists traveling on southbound I-83 should take Exit 47 (US 322 E/Hershey/Eisenhower Blvd). Once on Eisenhower Boulevard, exit to Paxton Street (I-83 South/Paxton Street), to the southbound I-83 on-ramp.

Motorists traveling northbound on Interstate 283 should take northbound I-83, to southbound I-81, to eastbound Route 581, to southbound I-83.

Motorists traveling westbound on Route 322 should take northbound I-83 to southbound I-81 to eastbound Route 581, to southbound I-83.

Also, South 40th Street (Route 3005) between Derry Street (Route 3012) and Paxton Street will be closed due to the higher anticipated volumes on Paxton Street.

Motorists should plan ahead when traveling through the area. Higher than normal traffic volumes are expected on signed detour routes and adjacent roadways. 

Milling, paving, line painting and barrier installation is scheduled for this week on Paxton Street at the bridge.

Nightly lane closures are scheduled for the week through October 27, 2022, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, for the southbound I-83 off-ramp for Paxton Street/ Bass Pro Drive. In addition, Paxton Street adjacent to the southbound I-83 off-ramp will be brought to a temporary stop condition during single lane closures.

Lobar Site Development, Inc., of Dillsburg PA, is the contractor on this $663,968 project.

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