Planned Riverside Drive closure pushed to Wednesday
A scheduling conflict has delayed a closure on Riverside Drive, according to a city spokesperson for the Department of Transportation and Engineering. The full closure between Kemper Lane and Hazen...
View ArticleHillside Avenue to close for repairs until September
A three-mile stretch of Hillside Avenue will close for two months as Hamilton County engineers attempt to stabilize the pier wall against slippage. Hillside will close between Anderson Ferry and Bender...
View ArticleI-75 reopens after crash involving an ambulance
The scene of a crash involving an ambulance has been cleared from the roadway, according to transportation officials. Northbound Interstate 75 had been closed at the Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway...
View Article70-year-old man dies after crashing into semi on I-75
A 70-year-old man died Thursday night, hours after striking a semitrailer from behind on Interstate 75.Police said pickup driver Carl Swanigan, 70, ran into the back of the semi and became trapped in...
View Article'Texas turnaround' could help stop crashes on Brent Spence Bridge
COVINGTON, Ky. — To help solve the perennial problem of crashes on the Brent Spence Bridge, itself a deeply nested infrastructure headache, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is weighing a “Texas...
View ArticleCincinnati police respond to 'roadway collapse' at Evanston intersection
Police responded to a “significant collapse” in the roadway at the intersection of Dana and Newton avenues in Evanston Wednesday morning. One lane remains open in each direction, according to an...
View ArticleKentucky bridge closing to daytime traffic this week
A Kentucky bridge over the Ohio River is closing to daytime traffic this week for analysis by state transportation crews.The Transportation Cabinet says the U.S. 62 bridge at Maysville will close to...
View ArticleGirlfriend of Browns defensive end Chris Smith killed in crash on I-90
Petara Cordero, the girlfriend of Browns defensive end Chris Smith, was struck and killed by a car on I-90 early Wednesday morning, according to a statement from the Browns. Cordero, 26, was a...
View ArticleHit-and-run victim's father pushes for Cincinnati to un-ban speed cameras
Eduardo Rodriguez wants voters to reconsider Cincinnati’s ban on handheld speed cameras as a method of traffic enforcement. If the city had them, he told a crowd Thursday night at the Evanston...
View ArticlePolice identify pedestrian killed crossing I-71
Police have identified the pedestrian killed crossing Interstate 71 Friday morning as 58-year-old Delbert Kirk.Kirk was hit by a car at approximately 6:47 a.m. on the northbound lanes near Reading Road...
View ArticleHit-and-run victim's mom: 'My job will never be done'
Despite what she describes as “a good start” to the Vision Zero initiative, Shawna Rodriguez doesn’t see an end to her fight for pedestrian safety in Cincinnati. “To be honest, my job will never be...
View ArticleOhio State Highway Patrol hopes eyes in the sky can stop distracted driving
Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Andrew Edinger monitors traffic in the Buckeye State from an unusual vantage point. While his colleagues police the highways in silver cars, he's their eyes in the...
View ArticleOne lane opens as crews work to clear Brent Spence Bridge crash
UPDATE 2:48 p.m.: Officials opened the left lane on the Brent Spence Bridge after a crash and fuel spill blocked all southbound lanes. KYTC says to detour using Fort Washington Way and...
View ArticleSnow switching to rain overnight could lead to slick conditions for Monday...
Road crews were busy laying down salt and plowing snow from tri-state streets Sunday night. With anywhere from one to three inches of snow predicted to fall in area communities and warmer air switching...
View ArticleOver a dozen crashes plagued I-75 Friday
A single stretch of Interstate 75 saw over 15 crashes on a drizzly Friday, prompting the Cincinnati Police Department to issue a warning to drivers: Slow down if you value your safety. The first crash...
View ArticleHighway construction feels like it's going forever, but there is an end in...
If you ever take I-71 or I-75, you know construction on both roads can make a half-hour drive last an hour or longer. But the Ohio Department of Transportation said there is a light at the end of the...
View ArticleNorth I-75 near Paddock Road reopened after crash closed highway
A three-vehicle crash closed north Interstate 75 near Paddock Road for over four hours Thursday morning, according to police.The Cincinnati Police Department is investigating and said this is a...
View ArticleFiery crash closed south I-71 at Reading Road for hours
Southbound Interstate-71 was closed at Reading Road for approximately four hours as crews clear a crash that hospitalized two people, according to officials.The Cincinnati Police Department said the...
View ArticlePolice: NB I-71 closed at Lytle Tunnel until 4 a.m. for flipped semi
A semi tractor trailer flipped inside the Lytle Tunnel Friday evening, and police expected northbound Interstate 71 to remain closed until 4 a.m. Saturday.There was no word on injuries. Traffic was...
View ArticleI-71/75 northbound shut down through Sunday afternoon to clear accident
I-71/75 northbound has been shut down to clear the scene of an overturned semi near the Cut-in-the-Hill, according to Kenton County dispatchers. The accident took place around 6:45 a.m.Kenton County...
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