COLUMBUS – Traffic through downtown Columbus will be rerouted this weekend as crews work on part of a key bridge.
I-70 will be closed in both directions between State Route 315 and I-71 from 11:00 p.m. Friday until 5:00 a.m. Monday while crews install beams on a bridge that will eventually carry traffic from Fulton Street onto I-70 eastbound.
I-70 will close between SR 315 and I-71 and traffic will be directed to I-670 instead. Westbound traffic will be forced to take downtown exit to Mound St. or exit to I-71 north, while eastbound traffic must use I-670 or exit to SR 315 north or I-71 south.
Exits from I-71 south to I-70 east and west will both remain open since ramp traffic does not travel under the impacted area.
This is part of the latest phase of the massive $1.4 billion Downtown Ramp Up series of projects reconstructing Interstates 70/71 in downtown Columbus to alleviate safety and congestion problems along one of the busiest traffic corridors in the state.
The current phase is scheduled to end this fall but the total project, which includes work on the West Side split as well, could last until 2026.