Interstate 75 Thru the
Valley
Lane closures scheduled
Hamilton County
(Monday, May 30, 2017)
– Phases 1 and 2 of the
Thru the Valley project begin this week on Interstate 75 between
Glendale-Milford Road and Shepherd Lane, within the villages of Evendale,
Lockland and Lincoln Heights, and Springfield and Sycamore townships.
Beginning at 8 p.m. tonight,
various single lane closures on east and westbound Glendale-Milford Road and
Shepherd Avenue through 5 a.m. the following day. These lane closures will be
in effect each week night through June 9.
Phase 1
reconstructs the interstate between Shepherd Avenue and Glendale-Milford Road,
including redesign of the Shepherd Lane interchange, removal of the collector
distributor system, and improvements to the Glendale-Milford interchange.
Phase 2 will
construct local roadway connection between Shepherd and Glendale-Milford,
through General Electric at Neuman Way.
The $96.7 million
project, awarded to the John R. Jurgensen Company, has an estimated completion
date of June, 2020.
Traffic will be
maintained and all work is contingent upon weather. Arrow boards and/or signs
are in place to alert motorists of the upcoming work zone.
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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The
Ohio Department of Transportation maintains the state's largest man-made
asset--the transportation system. ODOT's mission is to provide the safe and
easy movement of people and goods from place to place. As a $2.8 billion per
year enterprise, ODOT invests the bulk of its resources in system preservation
through maintenance, construction and snow and ice operations.
The
environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable
Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried
out by ODOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated
December 11, 2015, and executed by FHWA and ODOT.
For more information contact:
Brian Cunningham,
Communications Manager, at (513) 933-6517
Liz Lyons, Public Information
Specialist, at (513) 933-6534
or
email D08.PIO@dot.ohio.gov