Rebuilding the beltway

Widening I-83 in the Harrisburg area has been discussed for decades.

Now, PennDOT is in the midst of a decade-plus $1 billion program to widen the highway.

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1. The York Split

Start year: 2013

Status: Completed

The first project in the larger plan to rebuild I-83 involved the reconfiguration of the York Split in Cumberland County.

2. I-283

Start year: 2014

Status: Completed

Before work could begin on I-83 in Dauphin County, PennDOT repaved I-283 south of the Eisenhower Interchange.

3. I-83 Overpasses

Start year: 2016

Status: In progress

Widening I-83 in Dauphin County, like any major road project, is a bit of a jigsaw puzzle.

Last year PennDOT began replacing the bridges that cross I-83 to make room for additional lanes of travel on the interstate

4. PA-283/The Turnpike

Start year: 2017

Status: Starting

A two-step project that begins this year. PennDOT plans to reconfigure the ramp from I-283 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike to remove the traffic 'weave' under the PA-283 bridge.

Once that is completed, the Pa-283 roadway will be reconstructed.

5. Widening I-83

Start year: 2018

Status: Future project

Once the bridges over I-83 are replaced in Lower Paxton Township, PennDOT will begin widening the highway from I-83 to past Union Deposite Road.

6. Eisenhower Interchange

Start year: 2022 (estimated)

Status: Future project

As work wraps up on widening the northern portion of I-83, PennDOT will tackle what will likely be one of the most difficult portions of the project: Rebuilding the Eisenhower Interchange.

7. Final portion

Start year: 2025 (estimated)

Status: Future project

Once the Eisenhower Interchange has been rebuilt the final portion of the project -- widening I-83 from the Susquehanna River out to 19th Street in Harrisburg, will begin.