I-75
construction update
Hamilton County (Monday, April 20, 2015)
– construction work on Interstate
75 at Hopple will require the following closures this week:
Monday, April 20
through Wednesday, April 22:
Double right lane closure on southbound I-75 from Monmouth Street bridge to Marshall
Avenue, 10 p.m. each night, reopening to traffic by 6 a.m. the following day.
Monday, April 20
through Friday, April 24:
Right lane closure on Hopple Street.
Tuesday, April 21: Permanent closure of temporary
ramp from Central Parkway to westbound I-74, beginning at 10 p.m. The new ramp
to westbound I-74 will open to traffic by 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 22. The new
ramp is located on the north side of the Hopple Bridge across from the current
exit from northbound I-75 to Hopple Street. With the opening of this ramp, the temporary
ramp to westbound I-74 from Central Parkway will permanently close. The signal
located at the temporary ramp to westbound I-74 on Central Parkway will remain operational for the time being to serve as a
pedestrian crossing only.
The new ramp from Hopple Street to westbound I-74 will
not have access to northbound I-75. Access to northbound I-75 will remain as it
currently exists today by using the ramp from Central Parkway near Cincinnati
State.
Thursday, April 23: Single right lane closure on
southbound I-75 and single left lane closure on eastbound I-74 for pavement
installation at the eastbound I-74/SBI-75 merge, beginning at 8 p.m.; double
left lane closure on northbound I-75 for barrier way installation, beginning at
10 p.m.; all lanes to reopen to traffic by 6 a.m. the following day.
Various side street flagging operations for material
deliveries daily between the hours of 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
In
addition, ongoing work to reconstruct and widen Interstate 75 between Mitchell
Avenue and the Norwood Lateral will require daily single lane closures on southbound
I-75, beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m., with
all lanes reopening to traffic by 6 a.m. the following day.
Arrow boards
and/or signs will be in place to alert motorists of the upcoming road and lane
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.