The Interstate 71 Lytle Tunnel will be closed in the northbound direction during the overnight hours this weekend for regularly scheduled maintenance operations.
Northbound I-71 will be closed at the I-71/75 split at Ohio Exit No. 1A/1B, from 10 p.m. Friday, September 27, until 9 a.m. Saturday, September 28, and again from 10 p.m. Saturday, the 28th, until 9 a.m. Sunday, September 29.
Traffic will be diverted to northbound I-75 and detoured via eastbound S.R. 562 to I-71. There will be no access to the tunnel from eastbound Fort Washington Way (I-71/U.S. 50); however, U.S. 50 will remain open.
In addition, the Fourth Street entrance ramp to northbound I-71 in Covington, KY. will be closed, with traffic diverted via the Twelfth Street entrance to I-71/75, and traffic by way of the Second Street entrance ramp to northbound I-71 in Cincinnati may use the Fifth Street entrance ramp.
Arrow boards and/or signs will be in place to alert motorists of the upcoming work zone and restrictions. All work is contingent upon the weather, and for ongoing traffic, construction and weather-related information across the state, click here.
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