FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 19, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov or 513-352-3417
 
CINCINNATI  –  Joe Nuxhall Way will be closed between Freedom Way and Mehring Way 24/7 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Monday, May 23, through 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, and again Friday, May 27, so crews may pour and finish concrete for the roof deck of the AC Marriott Hotel.

Motorists who wish to travel south on Joe Nuxhall Way will be detoured east at Second Street, south on Broadway/Johnny Bench Way, west on Mehring Way to Elm Street to Freedom Way. Motorists who wish to head north on Joe Nuxhall Way will be detoured via Mehring Way as well.

No through traffic will be allowed on this stretch of Joe Nuxhall Way during the closure. Parking access to the Central Riverfront Garage will be maintained via Mehring Way and Walnut/Marian Spencer Way.

In addition, the west sidewalk in this same stretch of Joe Nuxhall Way will be closed while crews are working overhead.

Pedestrians will be detoured to the east sidewalk immediately adjacent to Great American Ball Park, then south to Mehring Way. The west sidewalk will reopen every evening after crews finish overhead work. The portion of sidewalk in front of the building site along Freedom Way will remain open via covered scaffolding.

Access to the Moerlein Lager House remains open while all work is under way.

Detour signage for motorists and pedestrians will be posted.
Exterior work on the seven-story AC Marriott is expected to wrap up in spring 2017.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Miller, 513-352-3417 or ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov
 
CINCINNATI  –  Lane restrictions will be in place on Freedom Way tomorrow, Wednesday, May 18, as crews paint new stripes on the stretch between Race and Rosa Parks streets. Through access will be allowed but motorists should expect intermittent delays while work is under way from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Flaggers will be on site to direct motorists.

The restriping marks a construction milestone for the new General Electric U.S. Global Operations Center and adjacent Radius at The Banks apartments. Construction on the apartments finished in March and work is due to finish on GE by early September.
The new striping will designate one through lane in each direction as well as left turn lanes at the intersections of Race on the western end of Freedom Way and at the intersection of Rosa Parks on the east.
Meanwhile, progress continues on the parking structure just south of Freedom Way and the new buildings. Crews will pour the surface layer of concrete tomorrow on the stub of Race Street now extending south into the parking structure. The pour will take place within the construction site starting at approximately 4:00 a.m.

This new access to Race Street is expected to open by Sept. 1.
Information Updates
Construction schedules can change due to weather or unforeseen field conditions. For the latest information on construction affecting streets and sidewalks, check RoadmapCincy:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov or 513-352-3417

CINCINNATI  –  Joe Nuxhall Way will be closed between Freedom Way and Mehring Way 24/7 beginning at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, May 11, through 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 13, so crews may set the next round of concrete panels for the AC Marriott Hotel.

A full closure is needed to accommodate the crane that will set the panels in place on the next story of the hotel under construction at The Banks.  

Motorists who wish to travel south on Joe Nuxhall Way will be detoured east at Second Street, south on Broadway/Johnny Bench Way, west on Mehring Way to Elm Street to Freedom Way. Motorists who wish to head north on Joe Nuxhall Way will be detoured via Mehring Way as well.

No through traffic will be allowed in this stretch of Joe Nuxhall Way during the closure. Parking access to the Central Riverfront Garage will be maintained via Mehring Way and Walnut/Marian Spencer Way.

In addition, the west sidewalk in this same stretch of Joe Nuxhall Way will remain closed. The strip of sidewalk along Freedom Way is open via covered scaffolding.
Pedestrians will be detoured to the east sidewalk immediately adjacent to Great American Ball Park, then south to Mehring Way.

Detour signage for motorists and pedestrians will be posted.

The contractor plans to conduct similar closures for additional concrete panel deliveries later this month. An update will be provided closer to the projected dates.
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Exterior work on the seven-story AC Marriott is expected to wrap up in spring 2017.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417
  
CINCINNATI – Rosa Parks Street will be closed Monday, May 9, between Ted Berry Way at the Roebling traffic circle to Freedom Way for a concrete pour at the parking garage site at The Banks. The closure will be in place 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 
Motorists traveling south on Vine Street/Rosa Parks will be detoured east on Freedom Way to Walnut Street. Motorists heading north on the Roebling Suspension Bridge also will be detoured via Walnut Street.

​Detour signage also will be posted on site. A flagger will help direct pedestrians.
 
This work is part of Phase IIIA infrastructure improvements at The Banks, which include the creation of 690 parking spaces and a one-block extension of Race Street south of Freedom Way. The project is slated to finish by the end of 2016.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Media Contact: Ursula Miller
ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov or 513-250-5171
 
CINCINNATI – The west side of Edwards Road will be reduced to one through lane of traffic between Madison Road and Markbreit Avenue from Monday, May 9, through Friday, May 27. The restriction will be in effect 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 weekdays.
 
All lanes reopen to traffic after 4:00 p.m. till 9:00 a.m. the next day.
 
Law enforcement officers will be on site to help direct motorists while work is under way.
 
Crews will replace the curb on the west side of the road and driveway aprons, as needed, install concrete bus pads, adjust utility castings and repave. The work is funded as part of the city’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).

For questions about the project, contact Lisa A. Rowell, Senior Engineer, Department of Transportation and Engineering, at 513-352-5282 or lisa.rowell@cincinnati-oh.gov.
 
About the Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
The City of Cincinnati’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funds approximately $14 million in upgrades to local streets annually. A lane mile is 10 feet wide by 5,280 feet.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Rocky Merz, 513.352.5358, or Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417

CINCINNATI – Race Street will be closed between Findlay Street and McMicken Avenue for approximately three hours tomorrow, Wednesday, May 4, for the delivery of the fifth and final streetcar vehicle at the Maintenance and Operations Facility (MOF) in Over-the-Rhine. In addition, Henry Street will be closed between Elm and Race.
 
The closure is expected at approximately 2 pm, but is dependent on traffic. A more specific time will be provided tomorrow via Twitter as the schedule is updated by the delivery company.  Check @RoadmapCincy for the latest information.
 
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.
 
The vehicle was assembled by CAF USA in Elmira, N.Y. It will undergo on-track acceptance testing in Cincinnati later this week or next.