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Work crews to cause road closures Wednesday and Thursday

Work crews to cause road closures Wednesday and Thursday

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - A contractor working for AT&T will be erecting aerial wires across Interstates 75 and 275 Wednesday, Jan 18 and Thursday, Jan. 19 as follows:

I-75 at West Chester Road from midnight to 1 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19.  There will be 15 minute full closures across all lanes of I-75.  Law enforcement officers will be used for traffic control.

I-275 at State Route 747 from 2 to 4 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19.  There will be 15 minute full closures across all lanes of I-275.  Law enforcement officers will be used for traffic control.

Arrow boards and/or signs will be in place prior to the work zone to alert motorists of the upcoming lane closures.

To help ensure the safety of the construction workers as well as the traveling public, motorists should remain alert, reduce their speed and watch for stopped traffic while passing through the work zone.

Jake Sweeney sales consultant and former firefighter provides Chevy Volt training to first responder

Jake Sweeney sales consultant and former firefighter provides Chevy Volt training to first responder

 

SPRINGDALE, OH (FOX19) - Jake Sweeney Chevrolet Sales Consultant Don Scott leads a select team of sales personnel to visit area Fire Departments to provide 1st-Responder Safety Training about the new Volt electric car. 

When Chevrolet brought the Volt to market; GM, OnStar and the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) collaborated to create a training program for first responders preparing to deal with emergency situations involving electric vehicles, like the Chevrolet Volt. This training is available to any 1st-responder online at http://www.evsafetytraining.org/; but Don Scott from Jake Sweeney Chevrolet in Springdale is taking this training - and actual Volt vehicles - to area Fire Departments.

Nine different crashes reported on I-75

Nine different crashes reported on I-75

 

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - ARTIMIS is reporting 9 different crashes on I-75 as of 4:00 p.m.  Four are in Northern Kentucky, five in Ohio.

The good news is that an earlier crash on SB 75 at Freeman has been cleared.

Here is the list, with the top five accidents newly reported. 

NB 75 at 74, right center lane blocked
NB 75 north of Mitchell Ave, right shoulder
SB 75 south of Paddock, right shoulder
SB 75 south of Hopple, left side/left shoulder
SB 7175 south end of the Brent Spence Bridge, left lane blocked
SB 7175 before Kyles, right shoulder
NB 75 near Mt Zion, no visual
NB 7175 at Kyles Ln, right shoulder
North 75 at Towne St left lane blocked

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Metro ready to go into winter weather mode

Metro ready to go into winter weather mode

 

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Metro says detours and delays are possible throughout the Metro service area because of the winter weather entering the Tri-State. 

Updated service information will be provided through the following outlets:

•     Metro’s website www.go-metro.com  provides bus detour information and bus schedules.

•     Metro’s Detour Hotline at 632-7538 provides a recorded message, updated continuously from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on severe winter weather days to give the most current bus detour information.

•     Customers can also follow Metro snow information on Twitter at Twitter.com/cincinnatimetro and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GoMetro.

Car vs. tractor trailer crash blocking lane of 75 near Towne Street

Car vs. tractor trailer crash blocking lane of 75 near Towne Street

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car is blocking the left lane and shoulder of northbound I-75 before Towne Street. 

As of 3:20 p.m. there was a backup on northbound 75 to Mitchell Avenue in St. Bernard.  The initial estimate from the state was that the wreck would be cleared around 3:45 p.m.

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Western Hills Viaduct public meetings January 17th and 19th

Western Hills Viaduct public meetings January 17th and 19th

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The City of Cincinnati is hosting three public information gathering sessions for the Western Hills Viaduct Project on January 17 and 19, 2012, to seek feedback on the proposed upgrade of this important east-west corridor across the Mill Creek and railroad yards.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012                          
Camp Washington Rec. Center                        
1201 Stock Avenue                              

Federal funds to repair flood-damaged bridges

Federal funds to repair flood-damaged bridges

 

WASHINGTON, DC (FOX19) - Forty-four Ohio Counties will be eligible to receive new federal resources to help repair roads and bridges following serious severe rainfall last spring, from March to May. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the Ohio Department of Transportation has been awarded FY 2011 Federal Highway Administration resources to improve federal infrastructure following the severe storm-induced damages across Ohio.

Five of the seven counties in the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati region are included.

“Ohio residents and businesses hit hard by storm-related damage will have additional support to rebuild – and recover from – damaged local roads and bridges,” Brown said. “Ohioans rely on a sound transportation infrastructure to move goods and services and travel to their destinations. These new resources will help local communities make the repairs needed to keep moving Ohioans and Ohio-made goods along safe federal highways.”