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WILKES-BARRE — PennDOT announced on Monday that there will be lane restrictions on Giants Despair Road between Spruce Street and Route 115 in Wilkes Barre Township starting today (Monday), September 16, through October 2024, to perform paving.
PennDOT also earlier announced that there will be lane restrictions on the Market Street Bridge beginning today, Monday, Sept. 16, through Friday, Sept. 20, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., to conduct bridge inspections.
Motorists should take an alternate route when possible, to avoid traffic delays.
Work at both sites is weather-dependent.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting — www.511PA.com. 511PA — which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.