YORK COUNTY, Pa. — The contractor working on the Interstate 83 Exit 18 construction and widening project in Springettsbury Township, York County plans to switch traffic to the newly built ramp from Mount Rose Avenue to I-83 North tonight, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The switch to the new ramp will occur at 9 p.m., PennDOT said.
Motorists traveling eastbound on Mount Rose Avenue will turn right onto Haines Road and onto the new ramp to northbound I-83, at the first traffic signal, PennDOT said.
The current detour, which requires eastbound Mount Rose motorists to travel to Exit 16 to access northbound I-83, will be lifted, according to PennDOT.
Motorists traveling westbound on Mount Rose Avenue will turn left onto Haines Road and onto the new ramp to northbound I-83, at the first traffic signal, PennDOT said.
Travelers are reminded to be alert for these operations, to obey work zone signs and flaggers, to use caution when driving through work zones for their safety as well as for the safety of the road crews.