Interstate
71/Mason Montgomery and Fields-Ertel roads
construction
update
Hamilton
County (Friday,
July 18, 2014) – As part of the Interstate 71/Mason-Montgomery/Fields Ertel
interchange improvement project, the following restrictions will be in place
next week to implement a traffic shift to the center lane and to remove
overhead signs and portable concrete barrier:
Sunday
July 20 – A
single lane closure on northbound I-71 at 7 p.m., followed by a double lane
closure at 10 p.m. Also, various lane closure on the right and left sides of
northbound I-71, with all lanes open to traffic at 6 a.m. the following day.
Monday,
July 21 – A
single lane closure on northbound I-71 at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane
closure at 11 p.m., with short-term full closures between midnight and 4 a.m.
Tuesday, July 22. Also, various lane closures on Mason-Montgomery Road and
Fields-Ertel Road between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following day.
Tuesday,
July 22 - A
single lane closure on northbound I-71 at 7 p.m., followed by a double lane
closure beginning at 10 p.m. Also, various lane closure on the right and left
sides of northbound I-71, with all lanes open to traffic at 6 a.m. the
following day.
Wednesday,
July 23 –
Possible lane closures on Mason-Montgomery Road and Fields-Ertel Road between 9
p.m. and 6 a.m. the following day. Also, a right lane closure on
northbound I-71 with short-term full closures between midnight and 4 a.m. the
following day.
Thursday,
July 24 and Friday, July 25
– A single lane closure on northbound I-71 at 7 p.m., followed by a double lane
closure at 11 p.m., with short-term full closures between midnight and 4 a.m.
the following day.
Portable
message signs are in place prior to the work zone to alert motorists of the
upcoming lane and short-term closures. To help ensure the safety of the
construction workers as well as the traveling public, motorists should remain
alert, reduce their speed and watch for stopped traffic while passing through
the work zone.
For more information contact: Sharon
Smigielski, Public Information Officer, at (513) 933-6511; Liz Lyons, Public
Information Specialist, at (513) 933-6534 or email D08.PIO@dot.state.oh.us