PennDOT has announced a closure planned for this Saturday, August 24^th, on Interstate 83 between Exit 44B (19th Street) and Exit 45 (Paxton Street/Bass Pro Drive) in the Harrisburg area so the 29th Street bridge spanning the interstate can be demolished. The bridge is slated for replacement as part of East Shore Section 3 of the I-83 Capital Beltway Project. Residents who live in the area of the 29th Street bridge may be disrupted by the overnight construction work to demolish the bridge.

Weather permitting, left lane restrictions are expected to be implemented in both directions of I-83 between Exit 44B (19th Street) and Exit 45 (Paxton Street/Bass Pro Drive) at 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 24. This will be followed by a full closure of the interstate in this area at 11:00 PM.  One lane of traffic is expected to be open in each direction of the interstate by 5:00 AM on Sunday, August 25^th. All lanes are expected to be open by 8:00 AM.

Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone. 

The following detour will be in place during the closure:

• Southbound I-83 traffic will take Exit 45 (Paxton Street/Bass Pro Drive) to Paxton Street, then proceed west on Paxton Street to 17th Street and the ramp to southbound I-83.

• Northbound traffic will exit at 19th Street, then take 19th Street south to Paxton Street, then Paxton Street east to Eisenhower Boulevard north to the ramp to northbound I-83.

For additional information, please see the official PennDOT press release here.