FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2018
New Northbound Traffic Restriction Scheduled for Saturday on I-81 over George Wade Bridge
-- This time the left and center lanes will be closed, leaving only one lane for northbound traffic. --
Harrisburg, PA – Northbound motorists on Interstate 81 are advised they may encounter traffic restricted to a single lane on the George Wade Bridge over the Susquehanna River in the Harrisburg area starting at around 6 AM on Saturday, March 17, At that time, PennDOT maintenance crews will close the left and center northbound lanes. The lane closures are necessary so that maintenance crews can safely make deck repairs prior to the off-ramps for Front Street on the east shore of the river. The repair work should wrap up by 4 PM.
Motorists should be alert to this bridge deck repair operation and slow down when approaching and traveling through the work area – for their safety, as well as for the safety of the work crews.
The repair operation last Saturday on March 10 focused on the right lane. This Saturday’s repair will address the potholes on the other two lanes of northbound I-81 on the bridge near the Front Street exit.
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