Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Rocky Merz, 513-352-5358 or Ursula Miller, 513-352-3417

CINCINNATI  –  Elm Street will be closed between 14th and Liberty from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 19, so crews may perform tests on all three streetcars. In addition, on-street parking will be prohibited on the east side of Elm during the tests.

Crews will test brake mechanisms on the first two streetcars in the fleet, as well as overall movement and dynamics on the newest vehicle that arrived from the manufacturer last week. If time permits, crews also will run the newest streetcar around the full 3.6-mile route to check for clearances.

Motorists driving north on Elm will be detoured west onto 14th and north on Central Parkway, east on Liberty and back to Elm. Detour signage will be posted. See the map below for details.

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​Local access for residents and businesses on Wade, Odeon and Magnolia will be allowed via Central Parkway. Access to 15th between Elm and Central Parkway will be allowed via Odeon to Bianca Alley. 

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov or 513-352-3417

Joe Nuxhall Way will be reduced to two lanes of through traffic between Mehring Way and East Freedom Way from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 19, so crews may complete a concrete pour for the AC Marriott Hotel under construction at The Banks. The west sidewalk also will be closed.

Traffic will be shifted to the east side of Joe Nuxhall Way, with one lane for each direction allowed. Cones will be set up around the site and flaggers will help direct motorists and pedestrians.

The work is weather-dependent.

​Additional pours will take place while the seven-story hotel is under construction.

Exterior work is scheduled to wrap up in spring 2017. 

MEDIA CONTACT: Rocky Merz, 513.352.5358, or Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417

CINCINNATI – Race Street between Findlay Street and McMicken will be closed for approximately two hours tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, Feb. 11, for the delivery of a streetcar vehicle at the Maintenance and Operations Facility (MOF) in Over-the-Rhine. In addition, Henry Street will be closed between Elm and Race.
 
Closure is expected at approximately 3 p.m. tomorrow, though is dependent upon traffic. A more specific time will be provided tomorrow via Twitter as the schedule is updated by the delivery company.

Upon arrival Downtown, the flatbed tractor-trailer carrying the streetcar will travel north on Race via Liberty Street.

Law enforcement will proceed in front and behind the flatbed as a safety measure to alert motorists and pedestrians. There will be brief, rolling closures along Liberty and Race streets as the streetcar travels though intersections. 

It will take approximately 90 minutes for the streetcar to be unloaded onto the tracks adjacent to the MOF at 1927 Race Street. 

Race Street south of Findlay to Liberty will reopen once the tractor-trailer passes through this stretch. All streets will be reopened after the streetcar is unloaded and delivered into the MOF. 

On-street parking will be restricted along Race for the delivery.

This is the third vehicle of five to be delivered to Cincinnati from the assembly plant in Elmira, NY. The first two streetcars were delivered last fall.

​Meanwhile, on-track testing with one of the streetcars resumes this afternoon, Wednesday, Feb. 10, along the full route. Motorists and pedestrians are encouraged to be alert as this new transportation infrastructure travels.

ATTENTION: CONCRETE POUR NOW SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 4. SAME TIME; SAME RESTRICTIONS. GET DETAILS BELOW.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Feb. 1, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov or 513-352-3417

CINCINNATI  –  Joe Nuxhall Way will be reduced to two lanes of through traffic between Mehring Way and East Freedom Way beginning at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 2, so crews may complete a concrete pour for the AC Marriott Hotel under construction at The Banks.
The west sidewalk also will be closed.


Traffic will be shifted to the east side of Joe Nuxhall Way through 9:00 p.m., with one lane for each direction allowed. Cones will be set up around the site and flaggers will help direct motorists and pedestrians.

The work is weather-dependent. The next pour is scheduled for Feb. 10.

Additional pours will take place while the seven-story hotel is under construction. Exterior work is scheduled to wrap up in spring 2017. 
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