The following roadwork is scheduled for this week on Interstate 81. Emergency inlet repair on Monday, October 23, 2017. I-81 N.B. at the split with Casey Highway/I-84 for repair on the inlet. The area is temporarily protected with cones and flashers until permanent repairs can be made. Traffic will be affected from Exit 185 (Central Scranton Expressway) to Exit 187 (I-84/US6 split). From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Exit 194 (Clarks Summit to Exit 191 (Dickson City) there will be bridge deck patching and joint repairs 1-81 South Bound between Clarks Summit Exit 194 and Business Route 6 Exit 191. Lane repairs on bridges over Layton Rd. S.R. … Continue reading
Archives: October 2017
PennDOT Roadwork Schedule- Week of October 13-20
Posted on Friday October 13, 2017The following roadwork is scheduled for this week on Interstate 81. Short Term Exit 230(Great Bend) to Exit 223 (New Milford) South, Susquehanna County, on Monday, October 16 to Thursday, October 19 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be a lane restriction for pothole patching. Ramps are involved. Work is weather dependent. Exit 199 (Scott Twp.) to 201 (Fleetville/Tompkinsville) on Monday, October 16 to Thursday, October 19 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. north and south bound, Lackawanna County there will be a lane restriction for mill/fill and crack sealing. Long Term Exit 170 (Bear Creek/Wilkes Barre) and Exit 178 (Avoca/Wilkes Barre Scranton Airport)-Construction is taking … Continue reading
Major Milestone Reached in Interstate Bridge Work for Northeastern Pennsylvania
Posted on Monday October 9, 2017Last week, crews completed the final paving of Interstate 81 North near the Pittston Exit. This was the last major disruption to traffic as a result of the replacement of four interstate bridges near Exit 175 (Dupont/Pittston). But this was also one of the most significant steps in a decade of bridge replacements on I-81 in northern Luzerne and southern Lackawanna Counties. In each case, an old 2-lane bridge was replaced with a new 3-lane bridge. Replacing a 2-lane bridge with a 3-lane bridge not only allows future maintenance to be performed without taking the interstate down to a single lane, but it is also a necessary prerequisite … Continue reading
PennDOT Roadwork Schedule- Week of October 6-13
Posted on Monday October 9, 2017The following roadwork is scheduled for this week on Interstate 81. Short Term Exit 199 (Scott) to Exit 201 (East Benton):I-81-NB-Lackawanna-199-201-Mill/Fill – Crack Sealing-12-Oct-17-12-Oct-17-7a.m. to 3 p.m. Exit 185 (Central Scranton Expressway) to Exit 184 (River Street): South bound from the Scranton Expressway to the River Street overpass right lane closure Thursday night 10/12/ 2017 8 p.m. into Friday morning 10/13/2017 at 6 a.m. for manual patching and bridge deck patching. Manual patching work will also be performed that night on the on-ramp from Davis Street to N.B 1-81 along with crack sealing the right lane of Interstate 81 north bound. Exit 182 (Davis Street): There will be … Continue reading