Harrisburg section of I-83 to close overnight this weekend as overhead bridge demolished

PennDOT I-83 detour map

A portion of I-83 in Harrisburg will close briefly this weekend due to construction.

PennDOT announced that on Saturday, Aug. 24, the highway between Exit 44B (19^th Street) and Exit 45 (Paxton Street/Bass Pro Drive) will temporarily close as the 29^th Street bridge is demolished.

The bridge demo is part of PennDOT’s I-83 Capital Beltway Project, which includes widening and reconstructing portions of the highway and overhead bridges at 29th and 19th streets, along with other work.

Due to the work, PennDOT will implement lane restrictions in both directions of I-83 between Exit 44B and Exit 45 at 7 p.m. on Saturday. A full closure of the interstate in this area will take place at 11 p.m.

The highway will reopen to traffic at 8 a.m. on Sunday

A detour will be in place, directing southbound I-83 traffic to take Exit 45 (Paxton Street/Bass Pro Drive) to Paxton Street, then proceed west on Paxton Street to 17^th Street and the ramp to southbound I-83. Northbound traffic will exit at 19^th Street, then take 19^th Street south to Paxton Street, then Paxton Street east to Eisenhower Boulevard north to the ramp to northbound I-83.

For more information about the I-83 Capital Beltway Project, click here.

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