The following road work is schedule on I-81 this week:
Sunday evening July 10, I-81 southbound and northbound at the location of Jumper Rd bridge, variable lane closures for removing barrier, traffic switch, and line painting – 8:00 PM until 2:00 AM.
Monday evening July 11, I-81 southbound at the location of Jumper Rd bridge, variable lane closures for completion of traffic switch and line painting – 8:00 PM until 2:00 AM.
Tuesday evening July 12, I-81 northbound at the location of Jumper Rd bridge, variable lane closures for milling and paving – 8:00 PM until 6:00 AM.
Wednesday evening July 13, I-81 northbound at the location of Jumper Rd bridge, variable lane closures for milling and paving – 8:00 PM until 6:00 AM.
Wrong Way Traffic Improvement Project: Work will begin on the $778,000 Safety and Wrong Way Crash Improvement Project in various parts of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Starting Monday, July 11, 2016, the contractor will start installing pavement markings and delineators. The subcontractor will begin installing signs a few weeks after that. This project includes adding additional signing on off-ramps and upgrading the reflectivity of current signs. This work will occur at non signalized off-ramps on interstates 80, 81, 84 and the Casey Highway. It also includes high friction surface treatments on certain sections of SR 309 in Luzerne County. All work is expected to be completed by September 2016
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.
- Home Games This Week: Friday, July 8, 2016 vs. Rochester @ 7:05 p.m.; Saturday, July 9, 2016 vs. Rochester @ 7:05 p.m.; Sunday, July 10, 2016 vs. Rochester @ 1:05 p.m.
Concert Season: Various concerts will be happening throughout the summer at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain. Please note there will be traffic issues at Davis Street, I-81 and Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, at the beginning and end of the event.
- Upcoming Concerts This Month: Vans Warped Tour Monday, July 11, 2016 @ 11 a.m.; Camp Bisco Thursday, July 14, 2016 @ 8 p.m.; Luke Bryan: Kill the Lights Tour Thursday, July 21, 2016 @ 7 p.m.; Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin Friday, July 29, 2016 @ 6:30 p.m.
Short Term Projects:
I-81 Lackawanna – There will be median mowing from Exit 191 (Dickson City/ Central Scranton Expressway) to Exit 206 (Glenwood/Lennoxville) Monday, July 11, 2016 through Friday, July 15, 2016 in Lackawanna County 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
I-81 Susquehanna – There will be pothole patching in the southbound lanes between Exit 230 (Great Bend) and Exit 219 (Gibson) Monday, July 11, 2016 through Friday, July 15, 2016 in Susquehanna County 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
I-81 Susquehanna – The I-81 Median Guide Rail project in Susquehanna County will be starting on Monday, July 11, 2016 and continue through Friday, July 22, 2016. The contractor will be placing guide rail along the median from the Gibson Exit (Exit 219) to Great Bend/Hallstead Exit (Exit 230). There will be single lane closures starting on Monday on I-81 Northbound just before the Gibson Exit. Lane closures are expected to be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
Long Term Projects:
I-81, On Monday, March 21, a private contractor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will begin a $9,982,000 project to replace the decks on 11 bridges on Interstate 81 North and South between Exit 194 (Clarks Summit) and Exit 202 (Fleetville – Tompinksville). In order to expedite the project, all northbound work will be conducted simultaneously throughout 2016. All southbound work will be conducted simultaneously in 2017. Traffic will be in a single lane pattern at Exit 194 (Clarks Summit) and then at each bridge location, but will not be a continual single lane pattern throughout the entire length of the project. The locations of the bridges to be replaced are as follows:
2016 – Northbound:
I-81 over Edella Road (just north of the Clarks Summit exit)
Bridge at Exit 199 (Scott)
Bridge at Exit 201 (East Benton)
Two bridges at Exit 202 (Fleetville – Tompkinsville)
2017 – Southbound:
Two bridges at Exit 202 (Fleetville – Tompkinsville)
Bridge at Exit 201 (East Benton)
Bridge on the Exit 201 (East Benton) southbound onramp (SR 438 to I-81 South)
Bridge at Exit 199 (Scott)
I-81 over Edella Road (just north of the Clarks Summit exit)
In addition to the replacement of the bridge decks, there will be paving of the shoulders, the approaches and on SR 107 under I-81. A temporary lane closure will be in place starting on Monday for preliminary survey work. The permanent single lane patterns will be in place by mid-April.
I-81, Dupont – reconstruct I-81, Exit 178, and Airport Access Road, Avoca, 3 roundabouts, New on and off ramps, construction of new Navy Way from Terminal Road to Commerce Road (Grimes Industrial Park), Let May 2013, NTP June 2013, To Be Completed September 2016 – $43.01 million.
I-81, Highland Park Blvd. Wilkes-Barre -There will be bridge deck and joint repairs occurring Northbound and Southbound starting May 24, 2016 through July 25, 2016 during the hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
I-81, Jenkins – I-81 Bridges Jenkins/Pittston, Rehabilitation and improvement of 81 North and South between Exit 170 (Bear Creek/Wilkes-Barre) and Exit 175 (Avoca/Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport), construction of four single span steel plate girder bridges, removal of existing bridges, milling, superpave asphalt wearing course, overhead sign structures, temporary cross overs, drainage, guiderail, temporary concrete barrier, erosion and sediment control measures, pavement markers, temporary traffic control, signing, temporary excavation and support, and other miscellaneous construction, Let January 2014, NTP March 2014, To Be Completed October 2017 – 27.74 million.
I-81, Plains Township – ***Crews will be doing work at night Wednesday and Thursday on Jumper Road from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. each night for barrier removal and pavement marking*** I-81 BDG Rehab Plains/Jen, Rehabilitation and improvement of a section of Highway North and South, replacement of four bridges (two over SR 2020, Jumper Road and two over Sunset Road), bridges widened for two lanes of traffic, excavation, full depth bituminous pavement, drainage, guiderail, temporary concrete barrier, erosion and sediment control measures, pavement markers, temporary traffic control, signing, bridge removal, piles, temporary excavation and support, and other miscellaneous construction, Let March 2013, NTP May 2013, To Be Completed July 2016 – $20.88 million.
I-81 Split. As of Thursday, October 15, 2015 motorists heading north on I-81 will need to make a lane decision approximately one mile before Exit 175 (Pittston). Motorists in the right lane will be able to exit at 175. Motorists in the left lane will not be able to access the exit because a contractor will be working in the area between the two lanes. The split pattern will be in place until Fall. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by summer of 2017.
I-81 Split *UPDATE* – Please be advised that there will be a traffic switch on I-81 starting Wednesday night, July 13, 2016 near Exit 175. A couple miles north of the current split near Exit 175, contractors will implement a similar traffic pattern where the road will split, directing motorists into two lanes separated by a temporary concrete barrier. Motorists will need to stay in their lanes as crews will be doing work in the area between the two lanes. There will still be two lanes of traffic going northbound through this area. This split is expected to be in place until next year.