A northbound stretch of Interstate 75 will be closed this weekend for pavement repairs, officials said.
Northbound I-75 will be blocked off through the Lockland Split from Friday, May 29 to Monday, June 1, according to a release from the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The stretch of road will be closed for pavement repairs ahead of resurfacing, which were scheduled for the weekend of May 15, but had to be rescheduled due to weather.
I-75 road closure schedule
Beginning at 9 p.m. on May 29, the entrance ramps onto I-75 from Galbraith Road/Ohio Route 126 and Reading Road will close.
Northbound I-75 will close completely at 11 p.m. on May 29.
The detour
Traffic will be shifted to the Ohio Route 126/Ronald Reagan Highway exit and detoured by way of Ohio Route 126 East, which is known as Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway, Interstate 71 North and Interstate 275 West.
Ramps are scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, June 1, according to the release. All lanes on the I-75 mainline will be reopened by 6 a.m.
Why is there a road closure on I-75?
The resurfacing of the Lockland Split is part of a multimillion-dollar project.
Contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation will repair the bridge that travels northbound I-75 over the Mill Creek, a railroad, Benson Street and Shepherd Avenue in Arlington Heights, Reading and Lockland.
The project, which includes the resurfacing, is scheduled to be completed by this fall.
John R. Jurgensen Co. was awarded a contract for approximately $12.6 million to complete the project, according to the Department of Transportation.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: North I-75 to close at Lockland Split this weekend. What’s the detour?
Reporting by Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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