The following is the roadwork in effect on Interstate 81.
Short-Term Projects:
I-81 – Luzerne County- Exit 175 North and South- PennDOT will be setting beams on Interstate 81 over SR 315 on Tuesday, May 19th, Wednesday, May 20th and possibly Thursday, May 21st. Because the beams will be set overtop of SR 315, PennDOT will be closing SR 315 in both directions between Oak Street and the entrance to 84 Lumber as well as closing the on-ramp from SR 315 to I-81 South each night from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Also, there will be a single lane closure on Interstate 81 North and South each night in the area from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. A detour will be posted.
Long-Term Projects:
I-81 – Luzerne County – Exit 178A (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport) and Exit 178B (Avoca) have now been combined into one exit, Exit 178 (Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport/Avoca).
I-81 – Luzerne County – between Exit 175 (Pittston) to Exit 170 (Wilkes-Barre) there are lane shifts due to reconstruction work on several bridges in both northbound and southbound.
I-81 – Lackawanna County – between Exit 180 (Moosic) to Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston) there will be lane shifts due to reconstruction work to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport Exit including 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. Anticipated completion – November 2015.