The state Department of Transportation will begin April 1 a five-year pavement replacement on parts of Interstates 81 and 84 in Scranton and Dunmore.
Work on the interstates is scheduled to end in fall 2031. Tree trimming for the project began Monday.
Travel lanes will be restricted during tree trimming and the setting of project limits.
The project will include:
• Replacing concrete pavement with asphalt pavement for about 2 miles of I-81, between the President Biden Expressway (Exit 185) and the Drinker Street interchange (Exit 186); and for about 2 miles of I-84/I-380, between Route 435 and the I-81/Casey Highway (Route 6) interchange; and for all ramps associated with the interchanges of Drinker and Tigue streets and I-81/I-84/Casey Highway (Route 6).
• Maintenance of bridges and retaining walls.
• Updating of barriers and guide rails.
• Implementation of an intelligent transportation system that provides real-time service information for passengers and enhanced transit planning for agencies.
• Restoration of about 2 miles of concrete pavement on I-81 between the I-81/Casey Highway (Route 6) interchange and the Olyphant Avenue overpass.
For information, see the project web site at pa.gov/agencies/penndot/projects-near-you/district-4-projects/interstate-81-and-i-84-pavement-replacement-and-restoration-project.
The project will require detours and overnight ramp closures, which are detailed on the project page on the PennDOT website.