TRAFFIC COVERAGE
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The $50 million project to modernize Interstate 70 will make drivers take another detour starting this week. This time, it’s a bridge closure on Frederick Pike and I-70. The bridge closes until April 6. Detours are posted.
Otherwise, here are the closures for the week of Oct. 5.
CLARK COUNTY
• I-70 westbound between Enon Road and SR 235, overnight lane closures Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. though Oct. 8 at 7 a.m. One westbound lane will remain open.
• U.S. 68 between Dayton Road and SR 41, daily lane closures through Oct. 7 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction.
• U.S. 40 westbound ramp to U.S. 68 southbound, intermittent ramp closures through Oct. 9. The official detour is: continue past the closed ramp on U.S. 40 to the next light, turn left and take the ramp onto U.S. 68 southbound
• U.S. 68 southbound ramp to U.S. 40 eastbound, intermittent ramp closures through Oct. 9. The official detour is: U.S. 69 south to I-70 east to U.S. 68 north to U.S. 40 east.
• U.S. 40 eastbound ramp to U.S. 68 northbound, intermittent ramp closures Oct. 9. The official detour is: U.S. 40 east to North Yellow Springs Street to U.S. 40 west to U.S. 68 north.
• U.S. 68 northbound ramp to U.S. 40 westbound, intermittent ramp closures through Oct. 9. The official detour is: North on U.S. 68 to SR 41 to U.S. 68 to U.S. 40.
DARKE COUNTY
• SR 721 between Walnut Street and Keller Street, road closed Oct. 11. The official detour is: U.S. 36 to SR 48 to SR 185
MIAMI COUNTY
• SR 48 between High Street and Stillacres Drive, bridge closed through Oct. 27. The official detour is: SR 48 to SR 571 to SR 55 to SR 48.
• SR 41 between SR 201 and Hufford Road, road closed through through Oct. 30. The official detour is: Westbound — SR 201 to SR 55 to SR 202 to SR 41. Eastbound — SR 202 to SR 55 to SR 201 to SR 41.
• U.S. 36 between Casstown Fletcher and Troy Road, various lane closures through Oct. 15 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction through the use of flaggers.
• SR 589 between SR 55 and U.S. 36, various lane closures through Oct. 15 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction through the use of flaggers.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
• I-675 north between Wilmington Pike and SR 48, nightly lane closure Oct. 6-8 between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Two northbound lanes will remain open at all times.
• I-75 north and south between I-675 and South Dixie Drive, nightly lane closures Oct. 6-17 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. One lane will remain open at all times.
• Wilmington Pike between East Whipp Drive and Clyo Road, lane closures through Oct. 15. One lane will remain open in each direction at all times. Two lanes will remain open in each direction during peak traffic hours.
• I-70 between Airport Access Road and SR 48, lane addition project. Two lanes are open in each direction. Motorists will encounter barrels and construction in this area.
• I-75 Southbound Ramp to U.S. 35 Eastbound, ramp closed through Oct. 31. The official detour is: I-75 south to the U-turn lane at the Edwin C. Moses Boulevard exit to I-75 north to U.S. 35 east.
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