HARRISBURG, Pa. — Drivers on Interstate 83 in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County should be aware of a planned detour near Harrisburg this weekend as workers rebuild a section of the roadway at the I-83 overpass, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Valley Road will be closed at I-83 from 9 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday, June 28, PennDOT said.
A signed detour will be in place during the closure, according to PennDOT.
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.
The work is part of a $104,747,344 interstate reconstruction contract that was awarded to J.D. Eckman, Inc., 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.
