The following roadwork is scheduled for this week on Interstate 81.
Special Events:
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 Next Weekend: Friday, August 5, 2016 vs. Syracuse @ 7:05 p.m.; Saturday, August 6, 2016 vs. Syracuse @ 7:05 p.m.; Sunday, August 7, 2016 vs. Syracuse @ 1:05 p.m.
Short-Term Projects:
I-81 Lackawanna – On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 there will be a temporary lane closure in the northbound driving lane from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. near Dickson City/Main Avenue as a contractor will be doing permanent roadway repairs and patching. Be aware of potential traffic backups created by the temporary night time lane closure. The rain date for this work is scheduled for Thursday, August 4, 2016.
I-81 Luzerne – There will be pothole patching in the right southbound lane on I-81 from Exit 145 (West Hazelton) to Exit 143 (Hazelton) Tuesday, August 2, 2016 to Thursday, August 4, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.
Long-Term Projects:
I-81- A private contractor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) continues work on a $9,982,000 project to replace bridge decks 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 throughout 2016. All southbound work will be conducted in 2017. There will be single lane traffic from Exit 199 to 202 from April through November each year. The locations of the bridges to be replaced are as follows:
2016 – Northbound:
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 at Exit 199 (Scott)
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.
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.
I-81, Plains Township – 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 – 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. This split pattern will be in place until Fall. NOW IN PLACE: A second split is now in place about 1,000 feet north of the first split near Exit 175 (Pittston). Crews use the split pattern so they can do work in the middle lane while still maintaining two lanes of traffic on I-81. Motorists will need to stay in their lanes as they travel through the construction area. This split will be in place until next year. The entire I-81 project is scheduled to be complete by summer of 2017.