US 15/PA 581 Improvement Project, Cumberland County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently completed two separate construction projects to improve the US 15/PA 581 Interchange and surrounding roads. Major construction activities are concluded and all lanes are open to traffic.  Graphics depicting the new lane configurations at the US 15/PA 581 and Lower Allen Drive Interchanges are available by clicking the “Special Features” tab above.

Contract 1
Contract 1 began in March 2008 and was completed in the spring of 2010. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation contracted with Walsh Construction of Chicago, Illinois to build the $61.1 million project.

This project consisted of the relocation of the existing US 15 interchange at Gettysburg Road to a new urban diamond interchange at Lower Allen Drive (previously Zimmerman Drive); construction of a third lane on US 15 Northbound between Slate Hill Road and Lower Allen Drive; widening of PA 581 Eastbound between approximately 21st  Street and the Interstate 83 Interchange; reconfiguration of lane assignments at the existing US 15 / PA 581 Interchange; reconstruction of various side roads including Simpson Ferry Road, Gettysburg Road, Hartzdale Drive, Lower Allen Drive, Capital City Mall Drive, Spangler Road, Short Street, and Glenwood Avenue; as well as new storm water drainage facilities, guiderail, signing, traffic signals, and pavement markings throughout the project.

Contract 2
Contract 2 began in January 2009 and was completed in the fall of 2011.  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation contracted with J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, PA to build the $51.1 million project. 

This project consisted of widening and reconstructing US 15 between the Gettysburg Road Interchange and Harvard Avenue in the area of the Camp Hill Mall, replacing and widening the bridges that carry US 15 over SR 2014 (Gettysburg Road), the Norfolk Southern Railroad, and PA 581, as well as reconstruction of the ramps at the US 15/PA 581 Interchange. Additional work included the construction of acceleration/deceleration lanes along portions of PA 581 from the US 15/PA 581 Interchange to approximately 21st Street, highway drainage improvements, sound barrier and retaining wall construction, new traffic signals, highway lighting, signing, pavement markings, curb and sidewalk, and box culvert extensions.