Lytle Tunnel to close overnight for several days this month for maintenance

Lytle Tunnel to close overnight for several days this month for maintenance Editorial Standards ⓘ Matthew Dietz Digital Editor Biannual maintenance on the Lytle Tunnel in Cincinnati will require it to be closed overnight for several days later this month. Northbound Interstate 71 will be closed at the I-71/75 split from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day, on Monday, Sept. 28 and Tuesday, Sept. 29. Advertisement The Second Street entrance ramp to I-71 northbound in Cincinnati will be closed and traffic will be routed through the Fifth Street entrance ramp to northbound I-71. Access to the tunnel from eastbound Fort Washington Way will be prohibited but U.S. 50 will remain open going east. On Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 1, southbound I-71 will be closed at Exit 2 and through the tunnel from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next day. U.S. 42/Eden Park Drive and Eden Park/Dorchester Road entrance ramps will be closed, with drivers able to use the Liberty Street ramp to I-471, before following detours to I-71. During these nights, the Third Street exit ramp/tunnel from I-71 South will be closed, with drivers detoured via Gilbert Avenue/Reading Road to access downtown. Signs will notify drivers of the changes and work could be delayed by inclement weather, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.