Northbound I-71 drivers will need to find a new way around town tonight when the Lytle Tunnel temporarily closes for maintenance.
The Ohio Department of Transportation will perform inspections and maintenance work on the northbound side of the tunnel beginning at 10 a.m. March 29. The tunnel will reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
The following routes will be affected, according to a release from ODOT:
Northbound I-71 will be closed at the I-71/75 split (Ohio Exit 1) from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 30. Traffic will be detoured via I-75 North to S.R. 562/Norwood Lateral and I-71.
Second Street entrance ramp to I-71 North in Cincinnati will be closed; traffic will be routed by way of the Fifth Street entrance ramp to northbound I-71.
Access to the tunnel from eastbound Fort Washington Way (I-71/U.S. 50) will be prohibited; however, U.S. 50 East will remain open.
ODOT notes that signs and arrow boards will alert drivers to restricted areas, and all work depends on the weather. Learn more on ODOT’s website.
This article appears in Best Of Cincinnati 2021.