FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 7, 2022

Closure Planned for EB Route 22 Ramp to NB I-81 in Dauphin County

Ramp to be closed for preservation work; is expected to reopen in September

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the ramp from eastbound Route 22 to northbound Interstate 81 in Dauphin County is scheduled to be closed for about two months for preservation work.

Weather permitting, the ramp will close Monday, July 18, and reopen by September 18, 2022. A detour will be in place. Motorists wishing to access northbound I-81 from eastbound Route 22 should take southbound I-81 to Exit 65 (Route 11/15 South/Enola), then take southbound Route 11/15 a short distance to the ramp to northbound I-81.

Work on the ramp includes removing 1.5 inches of concrete deck, placing a latex overlay, cleaning expansion dam strip seals, minor drainage updates, concrete barrier repairs, and repairs to two piers and both abutments. The structural steel will be painted.

This work is part of a project that includes bridge preservation work, approach pavement work, sign and sign structure replacements, and other miscellaneous construction on I-81 from Progress Avenue in the City of Harrisburg to the Susquehanna River at the George N. Wade Bridge in Susquehanna Township, and on Route 22 from Elmerton Avenue to about 0.5 miles north of I-81 in the city.