The state Department of Transportation is advising motorists of road work planned this week in Schuylkill County.
Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., crews will patch potholes on Interstate 81 between the Frackville and Route 54 exits, and on Tuscarora Park Road between Route 309 and Catawissa Road. There will be lane restrictions in both directions.
On the same days, at the same times, workers will do shoulder work and widening on Eighth Street between Mahanoy City and Route 309, which will also need lane restrictions and flagging.
On Tuesday, inspectors will examine bridges on Route 209 between Route 61 and High Road in Branch Township. There will be restrictions in the southbound lane from 8 a.m. to noon, and in the northbound lane from noon until 3 p.m.
Meanwhile, crack sealing that began April 18 continues until Friday, from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m., on Route 443, which is Fair Road, in Wayne Township, between Friedensburg and Pine Grove, with lane restrictions and flagging, and on I-81 between the exits for Route 209 and Highridge Park Road. Motorists are advised to be alert for lane restrictions on I-81 north or south. This will be a moving operation and they can expect delays. Please use caution driving through the work zone.