Officials urge you to ‘Know Before you Go’ this Holiday weekend

The Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT’s) real-time traffic portal – OHGO.com – helps you avoid traffic tie-ups by posting current highway traffic speeds, traffic accidents, slowdowns and tie-ups, travel times, road construction, traffic cameras images and more!

By using OHGO.com, officials say that motorists can get where they are going safer, faster and easier than ever before.

“Know before you go,” said ODOT Director Jerry Wray. “Planning ahead means fewer traffic headaches and more time with friends and family.”

AAA is predicting a record 4 million Ohioans will travel more than 50 miles from home this week – that’s twice as many than over Thanksgiving.

While construction work is suspended over the holiday, many permanent work zone restrictions remain in place. Below is a list of many of the notable highway construction projects that could impact your Holiday travel:

I-70 twin bridge replacements on Lady Bend Hill near U.S. 40 (Exit 204) between Morristown and Barnesville. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained in each direction.

SR 7 is reduced to one lane between Brilliant and Rush Run for landslide repairs.

I-75 from Third St. to Main St. is under construction due to the modernization of the interstate through the city of Dayton. Two lanes of traffic will remain open to northbound motorists. Three lanes will be open to southbound motorists. Motorists need to stay alert, as traffic patterns are currently not in their traditional places at this location.

I-70 between Airport Access Rd. and SR 48 is under construction. Two lanes of traffic will remain open to motorists in each direction. Motorist should remain alert as there is a lot of work being done in this area.

I-90 eastbound and westbound between SR 45 and just east of SR 11 has occasional lane restrictions for road construction. This work is part of a $68 million project to replace pavement along I-90 from just west of SR 45 to just east of SR 11. The project also includes modifications to the I-90/SR 11 interchange and repairs to seven bridges along I-90.

Interstate 80, Austintown and Weathersfield Townships and the City of Girard                                                                                                                               Two lanes of traffic are maintained on I-80 eastbound between SR 46 and the U.S. 422 line utilizing the far left lane and left shoulder. This work is part of a $91.5 million project to widen

I-80 between SR 11 and SR 193.

I-271 between SR 8 and the Cuyahoga County line has various lane restrictions for roadway widening. The speed limit in this area is reduced to 50 mph during construction. This work is part of a $50.9 million project to reconstruct and widen I-271 between SR 8 and the Cuyahoga County line.

All I-90 traffic is now traveling on the first of two, new bridges to replace the 1959 Innerbelt Bridge in downtown Cleveland.  Interstate 90 remains open; however, multiple ramps – including the Ontario St. exit ramp from I-90 east – along the downtown corridor are closed or restricted.  Visit www.Innerbelt.org for more information.

All lanes on State Route 2 (the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) on Cleveland’s west side are open, however, the speed limit in both directions is permanently reduced to 35 mph. Visit www.LakefrontWest.transportation.ohio.gov for more information.

East 105th St. motorists should be alert for closures and restrictions on Cleveland’s east side. Visit www.OpportunityCorridor.transportation.ohio.gov for more information.

Widen I-75 to three lanes in both directions from Perrysburg to Findlay.  11-foot lane width restrictions and reduced speed limits are in place in the work zone.

I-75, from the Anthony Wayne Trail to the I-75/I-280 interchange in Toledo is reduced to two lanes. 11-foot lane width restrictions and reduced speed limits are in place in the work zone.  Various exit and entrance ramp closures are in place.  Detours are posted.

Through June 2016, 11-foot lane width restrictions will be in place on I-475 from Salisbury Rd./Dussel Dr. to Central Ave. for bridge widening.

SR 104 is reduced to one, 11-foot lane between SR 551 and SR 552 at Lake White as part of the dam rehabilitation project. Traffic is being maintained with the use of temporary signals, and the single-lane restriction will be in effect through Jan. 4, 2016; at which time, SR 104 will be closed for bridge replacement.

Reconstruct the I-75/Hopple Street interchange. Three lanes of southbound I-75 traffic is on the west side of I-75 between the I-74 and Harrison Ave. interchanges. One lane of southbound I-75 traffic will remain in a contraflow position on the east side of I-75 between I-74 and the Harrison Ave. exit. While the permanent work zone restrictions remain in place, work is suspended over the holiday and there will be no additional lane closures.

Bridge replacement on I-75 at SR 562. Bridge work requires a full closure of southbound I-75 at SR 562 Wednesday, Dec. 16, Friday, Dec. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 19, beginning at 11 p.m., reopening by 5 a.m. the next day. Traffic will be detoured to westbound I-275 to eastbound 74 to southbound I-75. While the permanent work zone restrictions remain in place, work is suspended over the holiday and there will be no additional lane closures.