Downtown Living Blog

Special Traffic Alert

I-71 Ramp Closures
Beginning on Monday, October 24, the following ramps will be closed as part of the I-71/670 Columbus Crossroads project.

The entrance ramp from Broad St. to I-71 north and I-670 west will be closed to allow two through lanes of traffic during construction and provide safe, adequate room for the construction workers. The detour is Broad St. west to 4th St., north to I-670 east to I-71 north. This closure will be in place through 2013.

The exit ramp from I-71 north to I-670 west will be closed to begin construction of a crossover shift in the I-670 travel pattern. The detour is I-70 west to 315 north. This closure will be in place through November 2012.

The entrance ramp from Jack Gibbs Blvd. to I-670 west will be closed to begin construction of a crossover shift in the I-670 travel pattern. The detour is Cleveland Ave. south to Mt. Vernon Ave., west to 4th St., north to I-670 West. Another detour is north on Cleveland Ave., west on 5th Ave. to I-670 west. This closure will be in place through November 2012.

If you use these ramps, please plan ahead, consider alternate routes and allow extra time for your commute.

For more information on the Columbus Crossroads project, visit the Ohio Department of Transportation site at http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/71670/Pages/default.aspx.