After six years of work, officials from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) held a ceremonial ribbon cutting Monday to celebrate the opening of the I-480 Valley View Express Lane Bridge on Monday.
Last week, access to the new bridge in the westbound direction was officially opened. By next Monday, eastbound traffic will also have access to the center bridge.
So what will change as a result of the express lane bridge? The new center bridge will help lessen the traffic at interchanges during rush hour traffic by carrying two lanes in each direction. Westbound traffic will be able to bypass the I-77 interchange, while eastbound traffic can bypass the Transportation Boulevard exit. The center bridge will be able to provide a detour if there is a crash on one of the mainline bridges and will also allow for easy maintenance on the bridges in the future.
The Valley View Bridge is the busiest in the state of Ohio, according to ODOT, carrying an average of 180,000 vehicles a day during peak times. Originally constructed in the 1970s, the driving surfaces on the original two bridges were over 40 years old and had reached the end of their lifespan.
Kaitor Kay reports: [ Ссылка ] --
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