The following roadwork is scheduled for this week on Interstate 81.
Short Term Projects
I-81, Luzerne County Sunday night NB Between Exit 178 (Avoca) and Exit 175 (Pittston), under Suscon Road. Single lane from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. to stabilize bridge.
Emergency inlet repairs interstate 81 northbound at Exit 185 (Dunmore-Drinker St) right shoulder, Inlet M-cap and grate have failed creating a safety concern right lane and shoulder closure required to reform work Monday March 6, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There will be night work moving guiderail damage repair operation on I-81 Southbound scheduled for Monday, March 13, Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. from Exit 194 (Clarks Summit) to Exit (178) Avoca.
I-81-North-Susquehanna-206-230-Patching-Monday, March 6, 2017-Friday, March 10, 2017-7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
I-81-South-Susquehanna-230-206-Patching-Monday, March 6, 2017-Friday, March 10, 2017-7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Long Term Projects
NOW OPEN Exit 194 (Clarks Summit) to Exit 202 (Fleetville – Tompinksville). A private contractor for 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)
Spring 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, 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 A split is now in place about 1,000 feet north of 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 the end of 2017.