CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The City of Cleveland and the Division of Police are expecting large crowds downtown for the Browns game vs the St. Louis Rams and the Indians game vs the Detroit Tigers.   Large crowds are expected to jam the downtown area and take part in the festivities. The confluence of inbound and […]

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio – On Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced a project that will bring relief to drivers who frequently travel the popular Interstate 271 corridor linking Cleveland, Akron and Canton. I-271 will be widened in both directions between Miles Road and the Summit County line. The estimated $125 million project, which will […]

CLEVELAND – The shutdown of Cleveland’s West Shoreway Friday for movie making caused a traffic nightmare that was way worse than many people expected. Detroit Avenue was bumper-to-bumper from 6:30 until 9 Friday morning from Lake Avenue to downtown Cleveland. The backup could be seen for miles. Many motorists said they burned up a quarter […]

CLEVELAND – Details about Cleveland’s West Shoreway shutdown in preparation for the filming of “Captain America” have been released. The city of Cleveland said the full closure of the West Shoreway – known as Route 2 – will begin after midnight Thursday night into Friday morning, and will be entirely shut down by 5 a.m. […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – They were rolling cameras into place, making sure the lighting was just right, and preparing the explosives for a car crash scene.  It was a busy morning on the set of Captain America Winter Soldier. Insiders told us that Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Shield Director Nick Fury in the movie, was on […]

CLEVELAND – The fast-paced and action packed movie “Captain America” will return soon to a theater near you; but before that happens pre-production must take place. That may cause some headaches for folks who live and work along the Shoreway. Thousands of motorists who normally use the route to get to and from work and […]

CLEVELAND – “Captain America: Winter Soldier” will be filmed in Cleveland this spring and the city has now announced the areas where the action will take place. One of the main road closures will be Cleveland’s West Shoreway, which will be shutdown for filming eastbound and westbound from Lake Avenue to East 9th Street from […]

Get ready for more downtown Cleveland construction this week. Beginning Monday night, crews will begin work to place steel beams over Ontario Street near Progressive Field. The work is associated with the innerbelt project and is expected to take about three weeks. Here are the detours from ODOT: • Motorists should expect daily lane restrictions […]

CLEVELAND – Mother Nature is keeping Cleveland snow crews and ODOT workers busy clearing roads and salting streets. In Cleveland, officials say there are 26 trucks on the street working the residential roads. If the snow continues to cover the main and secondary roads, plow crews will shift to remove snow from those areas first. […]

CLEVELAND – Thanks to Mother Nature dropping several inches of snow on northeast Ohio, we’re here to keep you updated on traveling today, letting you know about parking bans and airport information. Right now, the only parking ban in effect is in Cleveland. If you still choose to park on the road, you risk your […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Maureen Harper, Chief of Communications for the City of Cleveland, said blowing and drifting snow is making snow removal difficult for crews. Harper also said the timing of the heavy snow overnight and prior to the morning rush hour didn’t help the situation as a burst of Lake Effect snow fell fast […]

Interstate 71 southbound, north of the Rt. 13 interchange in Richland County, is closed due to a multiple vehicle crash. Drivers will need to take Rt. 30 west to Rt. 13 south to I-71 south as a detour. ODOT isn’t sure when the stretch will reopen, but said the crash is weather related. ODOT reminds […]