LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Drivers on the Shoreway should get ready for some traffic headaches over the next week. Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday through 4 p.m. July 3, crews will restrict state Route 2 westbound to one lane between the Main Avenue Bridge and Lake Avenue to perform pavement work, according to the Ohio Department […]
HOUSTON — A woman undressed and climbed on top of a big rig on a major highway in the Houston area Monday. The incident, which was captured on video, took place after a pedestrian had apparently been struck on Highway 290 in Harris County, local television station KPRC reported. It was unclear if the woman was involved in […]
BATAVIA, OH (WOIO) – Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized nearly $3 million worth of marijuana during a traffic stop on Thursday, September 18. Jermaine Jackson, 33, of Gallipolis, was initially pulled over in his 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe for speeding and following too closely while traveling eastbound on State Route 32. The incident happened […]
CLEVELAND – Highway Patrol will be on high alert looking for suspected drunk drivers on St. Patrick’s Day. Last year, 142 arrests were made, but it was the first time no one died on Ohio roadways in five years. “We want people to enjoy the celebration, but we encourage them to do so responsibly,” […]
CLEVELAND — Mayor Frank Jackson and Gov. John Kasich were together at Upper Edgewater Park Tuesday. That’s when Kasich announced the state was getting a $72 million windfall from the federal government, a redistribution of highway money that went unspent in other states. Kasich and Jackson said the Ohio Department of Transportation would put $3 million […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A major announcement was made Thursday on the Innerbelt Bridge project in downtown Cleveland. Governor John Kasich and the Director of ODOT announced a deal that will get Phase Two of the Innerbelt project completed by 2016. A private contractor will foot the bill for the work for now, and ODOT […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the following updates to Cleveland’s Innerbelt Bridge Project. Starting now, Ontario motorists should use alternate routes to reach I-90 west including E. 9th and E. 14th Streets. Motorists may also continue straight through the pass under I-90 and use Broadway to access I-490 west […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) held a public meeting Tuesday night to discuss options for the look and feel of community areas surrounding the second new Innerbelt Bridge. While the second bridge – which will eventually carry eastbound traffic – will look nearly identical to the new westbound structure (being […]
CLEVELAND – All lanes of Interstate 90 westbound near East 185th Street are closed after a crash. According to ODOT, police and fire are on the scene, and motorists should avoid the area. Cleveland fire officials said no injuries have been reported. A NewsChannel5 photographer closed to the scene said it appears a vehicle is […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – ODOT crews are working hard on the Innerbelt Bridge project. On Wednesday, crews offered a first look at their progress. It was the first real chance to get up close to the project to see how far crews have come and how much further they have to go. 19 Action News was granted access to restricted […]
CLEVELAND – All lanes of Interstate 71 northbound in Cleveland have been shut down due to a multi-car crash. The pileup happened sometime around 3 p.m. near the Ridge Road exit. Cleveland police closed all lanes of traffic and drivers are being diverted off at the West 65 th Street exit. Traffic is backed up […]
Overnight tonight, Thursday, November 17, crews will be removing the vinyl channelizers – the barriers that prevent I-90 east traffic from accessing the E 22nd Street or Carnegie exits. Barrels will be placed along the edge line to continue preventing that access. These exits will again be accessible from I-90 by 11 a.m. on Sunday, […]