TRAVEL ADVISORY
June 22, 2021

Weekend Detour Set for Valley Road Near Harrisburg
Contractor to reconstruct section of road at I-83 

Harrisburg, PA – Motorists in Dauphin County are advised a weekend detour is scheduled for Valley Road at Interstate 83 in Lower Paxton Township near the City of Harrisburg. A contractor will be reconstructing a section of the road at the I-83 overpass.

Valley Road will be closed at the interstate at approximately 9 PM Friday, June 25, and will reopen by 6 AM Monday, June 28.

A signed detour will be in place. Motorists traveling eastbound on Valley Road will use Progress Avenue, Route 22 and Colonial Road. Motorists traveling westbound on Valley Road will use Colonial Road, Elmerton Avenue and Progress Avenue.

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.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018

Source: PennDOT Engineering District 8