Downtown Ramp Up Construction Update

Ohio Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 01/25/2024 02:35 PM EST

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Downtown Ramp Up Construction Update

Week of January 28, 2024

RAMP UP

Interstates 70/71 Reconstruction – I-70/71 will experience lane restrictions through downtown Columbus to widen and reconstruct the roadway, replace bridges over the interstate, rebuild ramps, and construct new urban avenues parallel to the interstate. Various downtown ramps will permanently close. Estimated completion: August 2025

For more information about the Downtown Ramp Up project please visit ohgo.com/7071.

NEW IMPACTS

  • 4th St. between Livingston Ave. and Fulton St. will close starting 9 a.m. Friday, January 26 through 5 a.m. Monday, January 29.
    • Detour: Livingston Ave. to Grant St. to Mound St.
  • The I-71 northbound to I-70 eastbound/I-71 northbound ramp will close overnight (10 p.m. - 5 a.m.) Friday, January 26.
    • Detour: SR 315 northbound to I-670 eastbound to I-71 northbound.

 

The following will close for the weekend starting 10 p.m. Friday, January 26 through 5 a.m. Monday, January 29:

  • I-70 in both directions between SR 315 and the I-71 east split 
    • I-70 eastbound Detour: I-670 eastbound to I-71 southbound to I-70 eastbound.
    • I-70 westbound Detour: I-71 northbound to I-670 westbound to SR 315 southbound to I-70 westbound.
  • The SR 315 southbound ramp to I-70 eastbound 
    • Detour: I-670 eastbound to I-71 southbound to I-70 eastbound.
  • The I-71 southbound ramp to I-70 westbound/I-71 southbound 
    • Detour: I-670 westbound to SR 315 southbound to I-70 westbound/I-71 southbound.
  • The Mound St. ramp to I-70 westbound 
    • Detour: Front St. to Rich St. to SR 315 to I-70 westbound.
  • The 3rd St. ramp to I-70 westbound 
    • Detour: Fulton St. to 4th St. to Rich St. to SR 315 to I-70 westbound.

CONTINUING IMPACTS

  • The I-70 eastbound exit ramp to Front St. closed permanently June 17, 2022 so crews can construct a new exit ramp. The detour is I-70 east to Livingston Ave. to N. 4th St. to W. Mound St. to High St. or Front St. To access the Franklin County Court House parking garage on Front St., drivers should follow the detour to southbound High St. and continue to Sycamore St. to northbound Front St.
  • W. Fulton St. closed permanently June 17, 2022 between Short St. and Ludlow St.
  • Livingston Ave. closed to through traffic at City Park Ave. on June 17, 2022 until Fall 2024. Traffic coming from the exit ramp will not be impacted.
  • The traffic pattern on the ramp from SR 315 south to I-70 east changed June 17, 2022. Instead of SR 315 south traffic remaining in its own lane to join I-70 east, traffic coming from SR 315 south will have to merge with I-70 east traffic. This pattern will be in effect for a little more than a year. 
  • Beginning October 7th, Front St. converted to two-way traffic between W. Mound St. and W. Fulton St. 
  • The Front St. bridge over I-70 closed Saturday, October 29 for bridge replacement until Spring 2025.
    • Detour: W. Sycamore St. to High St. to Mound St. OR Main St. to High St. to W. Sycamore St.
  • Mound St. between 2nd St. and Civic Center Dr. will close starting Wednesday, September 27 through Summer 2024. Access to I-70 westbound will be maintained.
    • Detour: Main St. to High St. to Sycamore St. to Short St.

All work is weather dependent; it may be postponed or cancelled without prior notice.

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