Interstate 75/Thru the Valley Project Update
Hamilton County (Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018) - The Interstate
75/Thru the Valley project requires the following restrictions:
Close the south I-75
exit to Glendale Milford Road and the south Collector nightly from 10 p.m.
until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 through Saturday, Aug. 25. The detour uses south
I-75 to Galbraith Road to north I-75.
The north I-75 ramp to
Shepherd Avenue will be open to traffic at 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Also at 9
p.m. Thursday, the north I-75 flyover bridge to south I-75 and the south
Collector will be permanently closed.
During the day Friday,
Aug. 24, south I-75 traffic between the Sharon Road exit and the
Reading/Lockland/Wyoming Avenue exit will be shifted as follows:
- South I-75 right two lanes will
be shifted onto the south Collector at a reduced speed limit of 45 mph
with reduced 10.5-foot lane widths;
- South I-75 left lane will be
shifted to the right onto temporary/existing pavement at a reduced speed
limit of 45 mph with reduced 10.5-foot lane widths.
Beginning at 9 p.m.
Friday, the Magnolia Drive entrance/exit to the south I-75 Collector will be
permanently closed. The detour uses Magnolia Drive to Mangham Drive to Shepherd
Avenue to south I-75 using the new temporary ramp to south I-75 from Shepherd
Avenue:
- to travel onto north I-75, use
south I-75 to Galbraith Road to north I-75. This detour will be in place
until the new Vision Way Bridge opens to traffic in fall 2020.
Beginning at 10 p.m.
Friday, the existing ramp to south I-75 from Shepherd Avenue will be
temporarily closed until spring 2019. The detour uses the new ramp from
Shepherd Avenue at Old West Forrer Avenue.
Also at approximately
10 p.m. Friday, the new temporary ramp to south I-75 from Shepherd Avenue at
Old West Forrer Road will be open to traffic until spring 2019.
The south I-75 exit to
Shepherd will also be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 until 5 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 25. The detour uses south I-75 to Galbraith to north I-75.
In addition, the south
I-75 exit from Glendale Milford Road will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday until 5
a.m. Saturday. The detour uses north I-75 to Sharon Road to south I-75.
Arrow boards and/or
signs are in place to alert motorists of the upcoming work zone and
restrictions. All work is contingent upon the weather.
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. Move over or slow down.
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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