Construction Update: Norwood Lateral Project enters phase 2

Although the Norwood Lateral (Ohio Route 562) is several miles from Cincinnati State’s campuses, it’s possible your travel to a campus will be affected by the bridge rehabilitation and resurfacing project that will shut down the westbound lanes of the Lateral for several months.

• For more about the reasons for the shutdown, see this article at Cincinnati.com.
• For detailed “real-time” traffic and construction information, visit OHGO.com.

Beginning at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday, June 9, contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation will close access to the westbound lanes of the Lateral, with the closure fully in effect during the early morning hours of Monday, June 10.

• The westbound closure will continue through late August, and while the Lateral is closed, motorists traveling I-71 will be detoured by way of either Fort Washington Way or the S.R. 126/Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway and I-75.
• The project includes rehabilitating the mainline bridges over Paddock Road, Reading Road and Ross Avenue by replacing joints and barriers, painting, installing lighting, and sealing the structures, as well as resurfacing the Lateral between the Paddock Road interchange and I-71.
• During the first phase of construction, the Norwood Lateral was closed to all traffic in the eastbound direction, and crews completed operations two days in advance of the 80-day window for closure.

The directional closures were deemed necessary due to the width requirements to maintain traffic in a single lane over the bridges during construction. Closure will also improve safety for motorists and crews, expedite operations, and reduce the overall or total impact to traffic. If traffic were to be maintained during bridge construction, motorists could expect a continuous, single-lane closure in either direction during two construction seasons.