Interstate 75/I-74 Major Reconstruction project
scheduled to start in September
Hamilton County (Thursday, July 26, 2018) - Major construction on Interstates 75 and 74 will begin in September.
The $87 million, Phase 5A of the Mill Creek Expressway group of projects
includes:
- Rebuilding existing, and
adding a fourth lane to, I-75 between Monmouth Street and Mitchell Avenue;
- Full depth pavement replacement
on east I-74 from west of the Colerain/Beekman/ Elmore
interchanges and I-75;
- New decks on the I-74 bridges
at Spring Grove Avenue, Mill Creek and the Norfolk/Southern and CSX
railroads;
- New ramp from east I-74 to
north I-75, including new alignment due to widening;
- Replace the I-75 bridge over
west I-74;
- Convert south I-75 exit to
Hopple Street into a dual lane exit; and
- Lighting and drainage
improvements and retaining wall construction
The project was awarded
to Walsh Construction Company and is scheduled to be complete in summer, 2022.
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 ongoing traffic,
construction and weather-related information, please check www.OHGO.com.
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For more information
contact: Brian Cunningham, Communications
Manager, at (513) 933-6517 or Liz Lyons, District 8 Public Information, at
(513) 933-6534.
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download the OHGO app or visit OHGO.com.
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