Sept. 20 – WILKES-BARRE – PennDOT announced Friday that lane restrictions will be in effect on Interstate 81 northbound and southbound the week of Sept. 23, as follows:
—Interstate 81 northbound and southbound from Exit 206 (Glenwood/Lenoxville) and Exit 223 (New Milford/Lakeside) in Susquehanna County from Monday, September 23 through Thursday, September 26, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. for guardrail repairs.
—Interstate 81 southbound from Exit 155 (Dorrance) to Exit 151 (Stroudsburg) in Luzerne County on Wednesday, September 25, between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for line flushing.
—Interstate 81 southbound from Exit 151 (Stroudsburg) to Exit 145 (Hazleton) in Luzerne County on Thursday, September 26 between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for line flushing.
—Interstate 81 northbound between Exit 143 (Hazleton) and Exit 145 (West Hazleton) in Luzerne County on Friday, September 27 between 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to perform maintenance on the road sensors.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA is free and available 24 hours a day. It provides traffic delay alerts, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available via a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by dialing 5-1-1 or following regional X alerts.
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Contact Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
