Interstate 75/Hopple construction update for
traffic switch
Hamilton
County (Friday,
Sept. 23, 2016) –
Work on the Interstate75/Hopple Street project requires a traffic switch,
reducing westbound I-74 to one lane from the split of northbound I-75 to the
overpass of I-75. In order to accomplish this switch, the following
restrictions will be in place:
Beginning
at 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, close the right lane of northbound I-75 from south
of the Western Hills Viaduct to the I-75/I-74 interchange until 5 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 24.
Close
the following ramps from 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Saturday:
o
Bank Street/Harrison Avenue to northbound I-75
o
Northbound I-75 to Hopple Street
o
Hopple Street to westbound I-74
In
addition, the ramp from northbound I-75 to westbound I-74 will be closed from
12:01 a.m. until 4 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Traffic will be detoured using
northbound I-75 to Mitchell Avenue (Exit 6) to southbound I-75 to westbound
I-74.
Once
in place, the westbound I-74 lane reduction will remain for 120 days.
Arrow
boards and/or signs are in place to alert motorists of the work zone, lane and
ramp closures. All work is weather dependent.
To
help ensure the safety of the construction workers as well as the traveling
public, motorists should remain alert, reduce 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