Dunmore – The following work is scheduled for this week throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.
New Roadwork
*I-81 NB, Exit 164 (Nanticoke) – Left lane debris removal 5/6/2014 7am-2:30pm; Weather Dependent- Expect Lane Restrictions and Flagging operations
*I-81 – Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston)- Northbound and Southbound just south of Exit 175A- Sign Replacement 5/6/2014 to 5/8/2014; There will be a single lane closure from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
*I-81 SB Exit 170A (Bear Creek) – Patching 5/5/2014 – 5/6/2014 7am-2:30pm; Weather Dependent- Expect Lane Restrictions and Flagging operations
*I-81 NB -between Exit 143 (Hazleton) & Exit 145 (West Hazleton) Bridge Deck Repair 5/5/2014- 5/8/2014 7am-2:30pm Weather Dependent- Expect Lane Restrictions and Flagging operations
Ongoing Construction
*I-81 – Exit 180 (Moosic) to Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston) – Airport Project – The project began in June 2013 and will include widening of bridges on Interstate 81, rehabilitation of existing bridges over Lidy Road, State Route 315 (Airport Road), and Plane Street, replacement of the pedestrian bridge just north of the Avoca Exit, construction of new exit and entrance ramps, three new roundabouts, construction of two new bridges, and construction of a new roadway. The construction of the new Navy Way Road will connect Commerce Road (Grimes Industrial Park) to Terminal Road. The new roadway will travel over the PA Turnpike, under the MALSR (Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator), and connect in to the current Navy Way Road near the Holiday Inn. The $41.9 million contract was awarded to Pennsy Supply on May 21, 2013. Pennsy Supply is a Pennsylvania based company out of Annville. Anticipated completion – August 2015.
*I-81 – Exit 178 – On the evening of Tuesday, March 25, Exit 178A (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport) and Exit 178B (Avoca) on Interstate 81 was combined into one single exit. The new exit is labeled “Exit 178 (Wilkes Barre/Scranton Airport and Avoca)” and will be at the exit that is currently Exit 178B. Exit 178A will be closed. This change will be permanent and will be on the northbound and southbound lanes.
*I-81 between Exit 188 (Dunmore/Throop) and Exit 190 (Main Avenue) – Lane shifts on I-81, ramp closure from Main Avenue to I-81 North – Early summer the ramp is scheduled to reopen; late summer, there will be paving in the area at night. Anticipated completion – fall 2014.
*I-81 North between Exit 170 (Wilkes-Barre) and Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston) will have lane shifts for bridge replacement over Sunset Road and Old Boston Road until spring of 2014.