Project Summary
Duke will replace the existing pipe on Fourth Street between Broadway Street on the far east end and Central Avenue on the far west end as part of an ongoing plan to modernize its infrastructure.

​In addition, the project includes the replacement of the main along one block on Sixth Street between Main and Sycamore and in several spots that run north and south through Fourth Street, specifically on:

> Sycamore Street from Sixth to Third
> Elm from Fourth to Fifth
> Central from Fourth to Fifth
 
In total, the project will cover 11 blocks and include the installation of 6,280 feet of new plastic pipe ranging between 6 inches and 12 inches in diameter. The existing steel pipe was installed in the late 1960s.​

​Duke’s contractor is KS Energy. KS began work on Sixth Street. Crews are expected to start work on Fourth Street by early spring 2020. KS plans to work contiguously block by block moving west on Fourth in the same direction as traffic flows. 
 
Duke, KS and the City’s Department of Transportation & Engineering are closely coordinating on the project to avoid potential conflict or overlap with other, unrelated construction projects or events along this busy corridor. 

​Traffic and Pedestrian Impact
Motorists should expect single- or double-lane closures and reduced on-street parking per given block while work is under way. Sidewalks on the south side of Fourth also may be restricted while work is under way, though it will vary, depending on the scope of work in each block.
 
The scope of work in each block includes:
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>Digging a trench
>Installing a new segment of pipe
>Service hookups to individual customer meters
>Restoration of the asphalt pavement or concrete on affected streets and sidewalks

The amount of time crews work in each block will vary but is expected to take an average of four weeks in each location.
 
Crews will typically work Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. but will be allowed to work in the evenings and on weekends if there are no conflicts with other construction projects or events. Trenches are required to be covered with steel plates once crews finish working each day. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 5, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417

CINCINNATI – The bottom deck of the Western Hills Viaduct will be closed to local traffic this Sunday, May 7, and again the weekends of May 13 and 14, and May 20 and 21, for inspections. The closures will be in effect 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
The top deck of the viaduct will remain open at all times.​
  
Motorists who wish to travel eastbound over the viaduct will be detoured via the top deck to Central Parkway, then Marshall Avenue to Spring Grove Avenue.
 
Motorists on Spring Grove who wish to head westbound on the viaduct also will be detoured over the top deck via Marshall, then Central Parkway.
 
Westbound traffic exiting Interstate 75 south onto the viaduct will be allowed during the closure dates except for a brief period tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 20. An update and detour information will be sent prior to the closure.
 
In addition to lane closures, the Harrison Avenue and Beekman Street ramps will be closed on an alternating basis, as needed. When the Harrison ramp is closed, motorists will be detoured via Beekman to Queen City Avenue and back to Harrison. When the Beekman ramp is closed, motorists will be detoured via Harrison to Tremont Street and back to Beekman.
 
One or two lanes of State Avenue also will be closed, as needed, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday or Tuesday next week so crews may conduct inspections on the west end of the bridge.
 
Detour signs will be posted to help guide motorists.
 
Crews will be conducting close-up visual inspections on about 70 structural members, which include various beams, stringers and girders. These so-called “arm’s length” inspections are part of the viaduct’s normal, periodic review and maintenance.
 
The double-decker structure was built in the early 1930s. It spans more than a half mile over rail yards and the Mill Creek Valley, connecting Westwood, Harrison and Queen City avenues to Spring Grove Avenue, McMillan Avenue, Central Parkway and I-75. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 28, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Thomas Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417
 
CINCINNATI – McCullough Street will be closed between Dumont Street and Eastern Avenue from 7:00 a.m. Monday, May 1, through 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, so crews may make pavement repairs at a railroad track crossing in the city’s East End neighborhood.

In addition, crews will remove about 30 feet of abandoned spur line and replace wooden railroad ties that support the track where it crosses through the intersection.

Motorists traveling north on McCullough will be detoured west at Dumont Street, north on Tennyson, east on Eastern Avenue and back to McCullough.

Local access to businesses and residences will be allowed.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 28, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Thomas Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417

CINCINNATI – Third Street will be closed between Elm and Race tomorrow morning, Saturday, April 29, beginning at 7:00 a.m. In addition, Elm Street will be closed between Second and Fourth streets.

The closures are needed so crews may use a helicopter to air lift steel, decking and other roofing materials to the southwest corner of the lower roof on the 312 Elm Building.

Motorists on Third Street will be detoured south at Race Street, east on Second, north on Vine, west on Fourth, south on Plum and west again on Third. Motorists on Elm will be detoured east on Second, north on Vine, west on Fourth and north again on Elm.

Crews will stage equipment and materials on Third Street. It will take multiple trips for the helicopter to pick up and transport the materials. HGC Construction, the contractor managing the operation, expects deliveries to be complete by approximately 10:00 a.m., assuming favorable weather.

Law enforcement officers will be positioned on Third at Race and on Elm at Second to ensure that motorists and pedestrians do not travel into the area while the helicopter is in flight.

OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Thomas Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417
 
CINCINNATI – Dalton Avenue in Queensgate will be closed between Kenner and Hopkins streets starting Monday, May 1, until Thursday, Aug. 31, so crews may perform structural repairs and maintenance to the tunnel under the entrance to Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.

Motorists traveling southbound on Dalton Avenue will be detoured east on Kenner Street, south on Western Avenue, west on Hopkins and south again on Dalton.

Motorists traveling northbound on Dalton will be detoured via Gest or Hopkins streets. Those on Gest Street will be detoured to Freeman Avenue, then Winchell Avenue to West Liberty Street and back to Dalton. Those on Hopkins will be detoured south on Western to Gest, then Winchell to Liberty and back to Dalton.

Please see detour map below.

​Bus patrons should check for updates to Metro routes and stop locations near the closure at www.go-metro.com/mapsandschedules/maps-schedules/service-detours

The Dalton Avenue work coincides with extensive renovations taking place at Union Terminal. The $212 million project started last summer and is slated to wrap up by fall 2018.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Thomas Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417

​CINCINNATI – Tyler Street, which runs between River Road and Hillside Avenue on the city’s West Side, is closed until mid June. The closure will allow crews to make pavement repairs to Tyler and finish construction of a retaining wall on Hillside.


​The repairs on Tyler extend about 200 feet south of its intersection with Hillside.
Traffic will be detoured west via Anderson Ferry Road to River Road or east via Hillside to River Road.

Local access for Tyler residents will be allowed.

The project is part of a planned landslide repair that started in late February. Work is expected to be complete by mid June.

Thursday,March 30, 2017
Media Contact: Ursula Miller
ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov
513-352-3417
 
CINCINNATI – Nearly $6 million in improvements are starting on West Martin Luther King Drive between Hopple Street and Brookline Avenue just east of Clifton Avenue. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction to accommodate crews, which began prepping the nearly mile-long work zone this month.

On Monday, April 3, crews will begin installing a retaining wall on the north side of the roadway between Hopple and Dixmyth.  

As part of the project, crews also will:

• Install a new storm water line
• Construct new roadway, sidewalks and   driveways, widening and shifting the roadway north
• Grind and pave the roadway
• Replace curbs and curb ramps, as needed
• Repair driveway aprons and sidewalks, as  needed
• Adjust utility castings to grade
• Improve the intersections at Dixmyth  Avenue, Clifton Avenue and Brookline Drive
• Construct a 12-foot multiuse path on the  north side of West MLK between West McMicken and Clifton avenues

Crews relocated utilities last year.

The project in the CUF neighborhoods of Clifton Heights, University Heights and Fairview is being paid for with a combination of federal, state and city funds. It is expected to wrap up by the end of the year.
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For questions about the project, contact Don Stiens, Senior Engineer, Department of Transportation and Engineering, at 513-352-3429 or donald.stiens@cincinnati-oh.gov.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Thomas Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417
 
CINCINNATI – Walnut Street will be reduced to two through lanes of traffic between Court and Ninth beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 20, through Thursday, March 23, so crews may repair the concrete streetcar track slab along this stretch of the Cincinnati Bell Connector route.

The work will require the suspension of streetcar service in the Central Business District after normal operating hours end at 11:00 p.m. Sunday, March 19. Service in the CBD is expected to resume by its normal start time of 6:30 a.m. Friday, March 24. Streetcar service in Over-the-Rhine will operate on its regular schedule while the repair work is under way.

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“With input from City Council and after carefully considering several options, we decided the most efficient and safest approach would be to restrict streetcar and vehicular traffic until the concrete has fully cured,” said City Manager Harry Black.  “We regret the inconvenience it will cause but believe it is the best solution for the long term.”

The repairs include two locations in the downtown loop where the concrete that holds the track in place has deteriorated, one at the intersection of Court and Walnut and the other at Walnut and Ninth. After excavating damaged concrete and replacing rebar in the track slab, crews will pour new concrete, which must then be allowed to harden enough to bear the weight of the streetcar and motor vehicles.

While service is suspended, the streetcar contractor will take the opportunity to inspect the CBD part of the 3.6-mile route and perform other maintenance, as needed. In addition, utility crews may perform maintenance that could require short, intermittent closures along the route. Updates will be posted via Twitter @RoadmapCincy.

Crews will work 24/7 to finish as soon as possible and reduce the amount of time streetcar service is suspended.  Crews, which will use compressors and jackhammers to excavate, have been granted a waiver to the city’s ordinance that precludes nighttime work.

Motorists on Walnut will be directed around the work sites at Court to Ninth. Motorists traveling on Ninth will not be allowed to turn onto Walnut. Detour signs will be posted.

Law enforcement officers also will be on site to help maintain crew safety in the work zones. Pedestrians will be directed to cross Walnut at nearby crosswalks. Caution signs also will be posted on site to alert motorists.
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Please see the map below, which shows detours, lane restrictions and work sites.