Central Avenue span at I-75 to close this morning

8/11/2008

The Central Avenue bridge over I-75 in Toledo will close this morning, as planned, for reconstruction, but several ramps at the freeway s nearby interchange with Jeep and Willys parkways won t close until tonight, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced.

The eastbound I-475 exit, westbound I-475 entrance, northbound I-75 exit, and southbound I-75 entrance at Jeep/Willys are scheduled to close at 10 p.m., 13 hours after the Central bridge s closing.

The four ramps and the bridge all are scheduled to be closed for 15 months while the bridge is rebuilt to make room for freeway widening.