The following roadwork is scheduled for this week on Interstate 81.
Short Term
I-81- MM 205-223- From the week of October 2 through October 6 the contractor will continue to have lane closures in both the Northbound and Southbound directions between Mile Marker 205 to 223.5
I-81– A nighttime detour of I-81 southbound is planned for Saturday, September 30, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the Lenoxville Road bridge replacement project in Susquehanna County. Crews will be perform beam erection work on abutment one during the closure. During this time, motorists will be detoured to along Route 374 to Route 92 and back to I-81.
I-81 Exit 175 (Pittston): There will be nighttime closures Monday through Saturday of this week as crews complete final paving on I-81 North and South. Work will take place between 8 PM and 6 AM each night.
Long Term
Exit 170 (Bear Creek/Wilkes Barre) and Exit 178 (Avoca/Wilkes Barre Scranton Airport)-Construction is taking place on I-81 North and South between these exits. PennDOT is replacing four, old 2-lane bridges with new 3-lane bridges. There are two lane shifts taking place northbound. However, there are two lanes open throughout the entirety of that work. The purpose of this project is to widen the bridges in preparation for the widening of I-81 that PennDOT hopes to do in the future. The project should be completed by late fall.
Exit 175 (Pittston) -Traffic patterns changes will include a split roughly 1,000 feet north of this exit. These changes will be in place until October. Crews use the split pattern so they can do work in the middle lane while still maintaining two lanes of traffic.
Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston) -The Armstrong Drive widening project going from Exit 175 to SR 315 northbound at Oak Street is now complete. The completion of this project allows for three lanes of traffic to come off the exit ramp.
Exits 199 (Scott), 201 (East Benton), and 202 (Fleetville/Tompkinsville)- There are several bridges being replaced in Spring of 2017.
Exit 202 (Fleetville/Tompkinsville) to Exit 199 (Scott)-Work is being done for the replacement of bridge decks, causing single lane traffic in this location until November. A detour will take traffic on to I-81 northbound to Exit 206 (Lenoxville).
Exit 202 (Fleetville/Tompkinsville) to Exit 230 (Great Bend/Susquehanna)- The pavement preservation project began on May 1, causing multiple single lane closures in both the northbound and southbound directions. The lane restrictions will be in place until November, with the exception of being removed over the weekends barring any emergencies.