COLUMBUS, Ohio – Weekend motorists on the West Side will encounter am orange-barrel zone that will send them on a long trek when they try to get into downtown Columbus.
According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, this weekend marks the first of several during which I-670 will be closed from I-70 on the West Side to 4th Street for pavement repairs and resurfacing.
This weekend, crews are working on the eastbound lanes.
Friday, April 17:
8:00p.m.: I-70 east will be reduced to three lanes between Fisher Rd. and I-670.
8:30 p.m.: I-70 east will be reduced to two lanes between Fisher Rd. and I-670.|
9:00 p.m.: I -670 east will close and all traffic will be routed to I-70 east to I-71 north to I-670 east.
The following ramps will be closed:
US 33 east/west to I-670 east – The detour is Grandview Ave. to I-670 west to I-70 west to Hague Ave. to Fisher Rd. to I-70 east to I-670 east.
Grandview Ave. to I-670 east — The detour is I-670 west to I-70 west to Hague Ave. to Fisher Rd. to I-70 east to I-670 east.
State Route 315 north and south to I-670 east – The detour is I-70 east to I-71 north to I-670 east.
Neil Ave to I-670 east—The detour is Vine St. to Convention Center Way to I-670 east.
By 5:00 a.m. Monday, all ramps and lanes of I-670 east will be open, ODOT officials said.