Drivers on Interstate 81 will face nightly closures and detours starting Monday, Aug. 10 for bridge work on Interstate 80.
Interstate 81 northbound and southbound in Luzerne County will close at the Interstate 80 interchange from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. starting Monday and ending Friday morning.
Crews will partially demolish the bridge carrying Interstate 80 eastbound over Interstate 81. Construction for that project — which will eventually be a full replacement of the bridge — is expected to continue through 2028.
Detours for next week can be found below.
Interstate 81 southbound
- Interstate 81 southbound to Exit 151B onto Interstate 80 westbound.
- Interstate 80 westbound to Exit 256.
- Turn left onto Route 93 south.
- Turn right onto Tomhicken Road.
- Turn left onto Interstate 81 southbound.
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Interstate 81 northbound
- Interstate 81 northbound to Exit 151A onto Interstate 80 eastbound.
- Interstate 80 eastbound to Exit 262.
- Turn left onto Route 309 north.
- Turn left onto Interstate 80 westbound.
- Interstate 80 westbound to Exit 260B onto Interstate 81 northbound.
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