ODOT Will Close Part of I-490 in Cleveland for 2 Years
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April 29, 2019
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By Rich Exner, cleveland.com
Drivers of 39,000 cars and trucks each day are going to have to find new roads to travel around a section of highway south of downtown Cleveland for the next two years.
The Ohio Department of Transportation late next month will close the half-mile stretch of Interstate 490 -- from I-77 east to East 55th Street -- as part of a major reconstruction job to improve traffic between there and University Circle.
When the entire job is completed in about three years, the $220 million Opportunity Corridor will provide a direct link between University Circle and I-77 with a new boulevard interrupted by just a handful of stop lights.