Dunmore – The following work is scheduled for this week throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.
New Construction
*I-81 North between Exit 170-175 for pothole patching on Monday, May 12, 2014 and May 13, 2014 from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Expect lane restriction and flagging operations.
*I-81 North between Exit 141 Hazleton and Exit 143 West Hazleton for Bridge Deck Patching on Monday, May 12 through Thursday, May 15, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Expect lane restrictions and flagging operations. Work is weather dependent.
Ongoing Construction
*I-81 – Exit 180 (Moosic) to Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston) – Airport Project – The project began in June 2013 and will include 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. The construction of the new Navy Way Road will connect Commerce Road (Grimes Industrial Park) to Terminal Road. The new roadway will travel over the PA Turnpike, under the MALSR (Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator), and connect in to the current Navy Way Road near the Holiday Inn. The $41.9 million contract was awarded to Pennsy Supply on May 21, 2013. Pennsy Supply is a Pennsylvania based company out of Annville. Anticipated completion – August 2015.
*I-81 – Exit 178 – On the evening of Tuesday, March 25, Exit 178A (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport) and Exit 178B (Avoca) on Interstate 81 was combined into one single exit. The new exit is labeled “Exit 178 (Wilkes Barre/Scranton Airport and Avoca)” and will be at the exit that is currently Exit 178B. Exit 178A will be closed. This change will be permanent and will be on the northbound and southbound lanes.
*I-81 between Exit 188 (Dunmore/Throop) and Exit 190 (Main Avenue) – Lane shifts on I-81, ramp closure from Main Avenue to I-81 North – Early summer the ramp is scheduled to reopen; late summer, there will be paving in the area at night. Anticipated completion – fall 2014.
*I-81 North between Exit 170 (Wilkes-Barre) and Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston) will have lane shifts for bridge replacement over Sunset Road and Old Boston Road until spring of 2014.
*I-81 – Schuylkill County – There are long term lane restrictions on Interstate 81 for an ongoing project to replace or rehabilitate 15 structures between exits 134 (Delano) and 138 (PA 309) in Delano and Kline townships, Schuylkill County. All traffic has been shifted to the southbound side via a crossover, with both I-81 north and south remaining in a long term 24-hour single lane pattern. This single lane traffic pattern will be in effect for approximately seven months and access from I-81 north and south to PA 309 north (Exit 138) is closed. During the closure the posted detour will route traffic to Exit 141 (PA 424) to use PA 424/Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Beltway to access PA 309 north. Also on Monday all PA 309 north traffic wishing to access I-81 at Exit 138 will be detoured to a temporary signalized intersection to use the PA 309 south ramp to I-81. The project began on Sept. 24, 2012 and is anticipated to be complete in March