{"id":159826,"date":"2026-04-07T21:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159826\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:15:07","slug":"penndot-unveils-655m-plan-for-2026-with-67-new-projects-across-northeast-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159826\/","title":{"rendered":"PennDOT unveils $655M plan for 2026 with 67 new projects across Northeast Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than half a billion dollars in construction projects are on the to-do list for workers with PennDOT District 4, which covers six counties in the northeast.<\/p>\n<p>DUNMORE, Pa. \u2014 &#8220;That&#8217;s 67 new projects. Estimated at over $655 million,&#8221; said Jonathan Eboli, PennDOT District 4.<\/p>\n<p>Maps of roadways, bridges, and potential PennDOT projects fill the conference room of Engineering District 4 in Dunmore.<\/p>\n<p>A press conference on Tuesday afternoon, led by Executive Jonathan Eboli, kicks off the 2026 construction season. &#8220;Overall, highlights in our 2026 construction season for District 4 include 80 miles of roadway improvements. 200 bridges being addressed, 430 miles of sealcoat. 1,300 lane miles of cracked ceiling and 1,300 lane miles of shoulder cutting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One project includes the reconstruction of Exit 219, also called the Gibson Interchange, along Interstate 81 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnep.com\/section\/Susquehanna-county\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Susquehanna County<\/a>. A popular rest area for truck drivers and commuters. The area serves travelers between Scranton and the New York State border.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the biggest changes, according to PennDOT, will be a southbound off-ramp relocation, drainage adjustment, and general safety improvements to help this bustling exit continue to grow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The safety of all of our crews. And the traveling public is our top priority as we make improvements to our network here in Northeast Pennsylvania,&#8221; said Eboli.<\/p>\n<p>PennDOT says troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police will be stationed at all of their work zones as part of &#8216;Operation Yellow Jacket.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than half a billion dollars in construction projects are on the to-do list for workers with PennDOT&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-159826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}