U.S. 35 ramp closure rescheduled for Sunday

Credit: AP

Credit: AP

The closure of the U.S. 35 east to I-75 south ramp is rescheduled to begin Sunday, April 11.

The ramp was initially scheduled to close on April 1 but was postponed due to inclement weather.

The closure will start at 7 p.m. on Sunday and is scheduled to last through 7 a.m. on Aug. 31, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. It’s not clear if the postponement will impact the reopening date.

The ramp Dayton will be closed for five months for ramp bridge work.

Motorists can use a detour from U.S. 35 east to I-75 north and stay in the ramp lane to take Second Street (exit 53). Then motorists can turn left at the bottom of the Second Street ramp and make a second left to get on I-75 south.

During the closure, a contractor will be replacing the ramp bridge over Albany Street, according to ODOT.

Work is tentative depending on weather. Ongoing traffic, construction and weather-related information is updated at OHGO.com.

Sandy Gudorf, president of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, said anytime there’s construction and detour it can be disruptive but also noted this is a smaller project than some of the larger road construction projects in recent years.

“We have managed through all the other improvements and we’re confident that customers and guests will be able to maneuver the detours,” Gudorf said.

The ramp construction is part of a total $4.9 million project that started fall 2019, according to ODOT. In the first phase of the project, workers replaced the bridge deck of the U.S. 35 west ramp to I-75 south.

The Eagle Company was awarded the project contract.

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