CLEVELAND, Ohio — Progress on road construction projects in Northeast Ohio will result in some traffic disruptions for commuters.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has released its lists of upcoming detours for Cuyahoga County and other areas of Greater Cleveland. See the latest updates below:

Ohio 176 north to West 14th Street will be closed between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Sunday and Monday for routine bridge inspection. The detour is Ohio 176 to I-90 to West 41st Street to I-90 to I-71.

Ohio 176 between I-71 and I-90 will have various nightly lane restrictions between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. from Sunday through April 26 for routine bridge inspection.

Interstate 90 eastbound just east of Columbia Road will be in a bi-directional traffic pattern beginning April 26 and continuing through July for bridge deck replacement. All lanes of traffic will be maintained, but one lane of eastbound traffic will be maintained on I-90 west while separated by a concrete barrier wall. Two lanes of traffic are maintained on the existing eastbound side.

U.S. 422 westbound between Brainard Road and I-480 will have various lane restrictions and traffic-pattern shifts for bridge repairs beginning Monday and continuing through May. All lanes of traffic will be maintained.

U.S. 422 westbound to Mumford Road northbound will be closed to all truck traffic from April 26 through late May for culvert replacement. The detour is Main Market Road to Claridon Troy Road to Tavern Road.

Mantel Road over Ohio 2 in Painesville Township will be closed beginning Monday and continuing through mid-August for bridge replacement. The detour is U.S. 20 to Ohio 535.

Ohio 2 from just west of the Ohio 58 interchange to the Murray Ridge Road bridge will have single-lane closures for a minor rehabilitation project. Crews will work from approximately 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. and includes pavement repairs, asphalt paving, guardrail repairs and bridge maintenance. Traffic will be maintained at all times. Work should be completed in September.

Lakeshore Boulevard under I-76 will be closed at 5 a.m. Monday through 3 p.m. on April 26. The northbound detour is South Street to Princeton Street to Russell Street to Lakeshore Boulevard. The southbound detour is Russell Street to Ohio 93/Manchester Road to South Street to Lakeshore Boulevard.

The ramp from I-77 northbound to I-76 westbound will be closed nightly between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Monday and continuing through Wednesday. The detour is I-76 east to Arlington Street/Kelly Avenue to I-76 west.

Ohio 21 northbound under I-77 will be closed nightly between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. for a bridge deck pour beginning Monday and continuing through April 27. The detour is I-77 southbound to Ridgewood Miller Road to I-77 northbound.

Ohio 303 just east of I-77 is closed. The detour is I-271 to I-77 to Ohio 176 to Ohio 303.

Ohio 5 will be closed just north of Bushnell Campbell Road beginning April 29 and will remain closed through late May. The detour is Ohio 88 to Ohio 7.

Ohio 46 just south of Ohio 88 is now open.

Authorities evacuated an area of Ohio’s capital, Columbus, for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in truck’s trailer could have caused lithium ion batteries to explode.

DRIVER DEAD AFTER FIERY CRASH INTO CHICAGO-AREA TOLL PLAZA

Police began evacuating a several-block area west of downtown shortly after 7 a.m. and closed off several highway exits near the Scioto River. Officers went door-to-door to alert residents about the evacuation, and a shelter was set up at a community center.

Although firefighters were still battling the blaze as of late morning, the evacuation order was lifted about three hours after it was issued and no injuries were reported.

The evacuation was ordered out of concern that the batteries could burn very rapidly and explode.

The fire was discovered at around 6 a.m., but the back of the smoking trailer wasn’t opened until around 9 a.m. because authorities were determining the best way to extinguish the blaze.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Officials say Ohio drivers and out-of-state visitors successfully avoided ‘post-eclipse gridlock’

By: Tana Weingartner | WVXU

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — State transportation and law enforcement officials have a message for people who traveled within or to Ohio for the April 8 total solar eclipse: Good job!

According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Transportation, data indicates people followed the advice to come early and stay late, and therefore the Buckeye State avoided “the post-eclipse gridlock other states experienced.”

Gov. Mike DeWine thanked everyone involved in planning for the celestial celebrations.

“I’m grateful to all our state and local partners who spent more than two years planning for this event,” he said.

Using data from more than 200 continuous traffic count stations around the state, the Ohio Department of Transportation reports traffic volumes increased 12.8% on Sunday, fell by 4.4% on Monday — the day of the eclipse — and then went back up by 15.8% the next day.

“This data shows that Ohioans and visitors did what we asked of them, and it worked to prevent a huge surge of traffic directly following the eclipse,” said ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks in a release. “I also commend our crews for their efforts ahead of, during, and after the eclipse. It really paid off.”

The state patrol, which stepped up its presence on roads in and around the path of totality, conducted 16,285 traffic stops from Friday, April 5, through Tuesday, April 9. The agency reports traffic crashes decreased 6% compared to the same time frame the week prior. Troopers helped out 2,066 motorists with things like changing tires, giving directions, or helping folks who ran out of gas.

Traffic in the northern part of the state along the Ohio Turnpike was expected to be high. Service plaza and toll station hours were extended and gasoline and diesel fuel inventories increased.

By the numbers

ODOT reports the following data:

“The biggest increase in traffic on Monday came on State Route 31 north of Marysville where traffic was up by 71.7%, US 35 west of Chillicothe with a 67.4% increase in traffic, and SR 14 west of SR 165 to the Pennsylvania border saw a 42.8% increase.

“Within the path of totality, traffic on US 30 from Van Wert to Canton was up 13%, including a 53.4% increase west of US 224 near Van Wert. Traffic on US 23 between Chillicothe and Marion was up 11.5% with the biggest jump around Marion where traffic increased by 21.4%.

“The state’s interstates also saw increased traffic. I-71 north of US 30 saw a 21.5% bump in traffic volume, I-75 in Perrysburg was up 22.6%, and I-70 saw a 15.7% increase between I-270 and US 42. Traffic on I-74 between Cincinnati and Indiana saw traffic surge by 14.8%.

“On Tuesday, the entire I-70 corridor saw an 11.8% increase in traffic, the biggest bump in the Cambridge area where traffic volumes were up by more than 20%. Traffic on I-77 was up 11.1%, including a 20% increase in traffic south of Canton.

“The highest traffic volume increases on the Ohio Turnpike occurred on Monday, April 8, with 156,812 trips and Tuesday, April 9, with 162,381 trips. The Ohio Turnpike averages about 139,000 trips per day.”