Overnight Closures On I-71, 471 This Weekend

Crews to install steel beam structure for new ped bridge

Hamilton County (Tuesday, June 9, 2026) – Overnight closures will be in effect this weekend on Interstate 71 and I-471 for crews to install a steel beam structure for the new pedestrian bridge system over the interstates and Gilbert Avenue, adjacent to E. Court Street in Cincinnati. 

Saturday, June 13:

• Closure of I-71 North and South, between Reading Road and the Lytle Tunnel, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 14. Thru-traffic motorists will be detoured by way of I-75 and S.R. 562/Norwood Lateral.
• Short-term, rolling closures of I-471 North, between the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge approach and I-71, from midnight to 5 a.m. Sunday. The specific time for any of the mobile closures has yet to be determined, but each closure will be limited to a 30-minute duration.

Sunday, June 14:

• Closure of I-471 South from Liberty Street and I-71, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, June 15. Thru-traffic motorists may follow I-71/I-75 South to I-275.
• Closure of Gilbert Avenue, between Elsinore Place and Eggleston Avenue, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday. Motorists may detour by way of Reading Road.

Project Overview

Replacing the existing bridge system that spans over I-71, I-471 and Gilbert Avenue from Mt. Adams to downtown Cincinnati, the pedestrian bridge replacement project includes the construction of a single, shared-use path bridge over both interstates and Gilbert Avenue.

The new bridge will be constructed immediately adjacent to the existing system, and the project also includes construction of a new stairway and an ADA-compliant ramp from the west end of new bridge to E. Court Street.

Prus Construction was awarded a contract for approximately $12.9 million to complete the project, and all work is scheduled to be completed in early fall of 2026.

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For more information contact: 
ODOT District 8 Public Information
513-933-6517 - or - 513-933-6534

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