PROJECT WEBSITE: https://www.i-83beltway.com/projects/east-shore-section-3.php

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS

ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
03/02/2023

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

SECTOR
Surface Transportation

CATEGORY
Project Category DOT Projects

LEAD AGENCY
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

Description:

PennDOT in coordination with FHWA, is proposing transportation improvements in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania to facilitate safe and efficient travel and to meet the transportation needs of the community. The SR 0083, Section 079 project limits include parts of Paxtang Borough, Swatara Township, and the City of Harrisburg. The project begins just west of Cameron Street and extends approximately 1.5 miles to just east of the 29th Street overpass. The project setting is urban, a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial land uses.

Four transportation needs were established for the SR 0083, Section 79 Project. The needs include:

Need #1: The existing pavement for the majority of the project corridor is over 50 years old (specifically SR 0083) and has reached the end of its serviceable life span.

Need #2: The existing roadway configuration will not accommodate existing traffic volumes and will fail system-wide with future traffic volumes.

Need #3: The existing roadway system features design elements from 50 years ago which do not afford the safety characteristics of modern roadway design for high-speed, high-volume facilities. As a consequence, there are operational safety concerns with the existing mainline and interchange configurations.

Need #4: The existing regional and local roadway network impedes north/south mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists to safely access adjacent communities within the project corridor. 

The Proposed Action provides an Interstate facility that includes six mainline through lanes (three in each direction) and a two-lane Collector Distributor (CD) road with ramp lanes providing access for local traffic at
the interchanges. The CD Road will extend from immediately east of the 19th Street interchange to Cameron Street. Access to SR 0083, Section 079 will be provided via the Cameron Street, 17th Street, and 19th Street
interchanges. Improvements to these interchanges are proposed as part of the SR 0083, Section 079 project and include the following:
• Cameron Street (SR 0230) Interchange - a new full interchange will be constructed at this major arterial roadway which directly serves the City of Harrisburg; and the existing 13th Street interchange will be removed
• 17th Street Interchange - the existing partial interchange serving southbound traffic will be reconstructed, similar to the existing configuration
• 19th Street Interchange - the existing partial interchange serving northbound traffic will be reconstructed, similar to the existing configuration
The Proposed Action will widen the mainline along the southern right-of-way limits, and the existing northern right-of-way limits abutting the historic Norfolk Southern rail lines will not change. Stormwater management
facilities will be included for the project to accommodate roadway drainage.