Sign structure also scheduled to be set over interstate

Harrisburg, PA – A PennDOT contractor is scheduled to set four new bridge beams on the structure that carries Interstate 83 northbound over Valley Road east of the City of Harrisburg in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County. The contractor also plans to set a sign structure over the interstate at this location.

Lane restrictions will be in place on I-83 northbound over Valley Road from approximately 9 PM Tuesday, June 2, to 6 AM Wednesday, June 3, so the bridge beams can be set. Pennsylvania State Police will assist the contractor in conducting multiple rolling roadblocks between 5 and 15 minutes long on I-83 northbound between midnight and 5 AM for crews to safely set four approximately 140-foot long reinforced concrete bridge beams on the structure that carries I-83 northbound over Valley Road.

Then, on the night of Wednesday, June 3, the contractor will set the sign structure over the interstate at this location. There will be rolling stoppages in both directions between midnight and 5 AM.

This work is part of the $104,747,344 interstate reconstruction contract that was awarded to J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County, and includes widening and rebuilding a 2.77-mile section of I-83 east of the City of Harrisburg from just south of Exit 48 for Union Deposit Road, through Exit 50 for U.S. 22 (Colonial Park/Progress), to Exit 51 for Interstate 81.

The structure work on the project includes the replacement and widening of the existing mainline bridges at Valley Road as well as three other locations, widening the existing culvert at Slotznick Run, and construction of new retaining walls as well as new sound walls in the residential areas.

Two lanes of traffic in each direction of I-83 will be maintained during daylight hours throughout the project. PennDOT advises motorists that they may encounter single lane restrictions on I-83 in either direction during overnight hours, 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The section of northbound I-83 over Valley Road averages more than 46,000 vehicles traveled per day while southbound averages 48,800 vehicles traveled daily.

The project is scheduled to wrap up in 2021.

Travelers are reminded to be alert for these operations, to obey work zone signs, and to use caution when driving through work zones for their safety, as well as for the safety of the road crews.

Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, and relevant training. For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

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