The Harrisburg Capital Beltway encircles the City of Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, and surrounding communities. The Beltway includes a section of Interstate 81 (I-81), a section of Interstate 83 (I-83), and PA 581. This roadway system is vital to the economy of the Harrisburg region, and is an important hub in the transportation network of the northeastern United States. This website is specific to the I-83 section of the Beltway, which extends from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg to the junction with PA 581 south of Harrisburg. The I-83 Master Plan was prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in 2003 for this section of the Beltway to identify, plan, and program future transportation improvement projects. The first segment of the I-83 section of the Beltway to be programmed as a transportation improvement project is the I-83 East Shore Section 1 Project.
Project Update:
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 8-0 is pleased to announce that preliminary design and environmental investigation activities for the first I-83 project, East Shore Section 1, are now underway. Consultant selection is complete and studies were begun in August 2006.
I-83 East Shore Section 1 is one of the four I-83 projects that were identified in the Master Plan. This section extends from the junction with I-81 to Derry Street. As described in the Master Plan, the roadway improvements would consider widening and reconstruction of the I-83 mainline, and the Colonial Park and Union Deposit Interchanges. A comprehensive public involvement program also will be included during this study.
To see the I-83 East Shore Section 1 design concepts from the I-83 Master Plan, please visit the Master Plan link on the Master Plan homepage and click on “V.Transportation Solutions”.
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