REMINDER
Interstate 71 Rest Areas near Jeremiah Morrow
Bridge to Close Temporarily until the end of January 2019
Warren County (Friday, April 27, 2018) - Both the north and south
Interstate 71 rest areas near the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge will be closed
beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, May 1 and will not reopen to the public until
the end of January, 2019.
The next available rest
area on north I-71 is located at Exit 67, after the Washington
Courthouse/Xenia/U.S. 35 exit (65).
The next available rest
area on south I-71/I-75 is located at Exit 181 in Florence, Kentucky.
The temporary closures
are to enable construction of new rest area facilities and parking lots at the
same locations on both sides of I-71.
Arrow boards and/or
signs will be in place three weeks prior to closure 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.
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![]( "Call: (513) 933-6517")
or Liz Lyons, District 8 Public Information, at
(513) 933-6534![]( "Call: (513) 933-6534")
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Know Before You Go!
For more detailed
traffic information, and to get personalized traffic alerts for your commute,
download the OHGO app or visit OHGO.com.
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The environmental review, consultation and other actions required by
applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects 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.