SR 2 East Closed Until Tuesday Evening

LAKEWOOD, OH - State Route 2 east will be closed until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the Ohio Department of Transportation said. Traffic will be detoured to Clifton Boulevard.

Drivers will be able to access the Eastbound Shoreway via Clifton Boulevard, but expect traffic to on the street to be busier than usual. Crews on SR 2 will be performing maintenance on the bridge.

If you're driving in the area, ODOT reminds you that Tuesday's nasty weather is expected to bring 50 mph wind gusts. With crews working, keep both hands on the wheel at all times and be extra cautious driving. ODOT also asks that you driver slower than you might like during your commute.

Other work planned for SR 2 and the West Shoreway, include:

• Replacement of the existing West Shoreway mainline pavement from Lake Avenue/Clifton Boulevard to the Main Avenue Bridge (includes the ramps to/from West Boulevard).
• Installation of the West Shoreway eastbound exit ramp to West 73rd Street and Edgewater Park (previously closed with the West 73rd Street project due to design criteria).
• Replacement of the West Shoreway eastbound exit ramp to West 45th Street as well as the ramps on the north side of the West Shoreway.
• Reconstruction of the Main Avenue/West 25th Street corridor to better accommodate trucks.
• Installation of a new multipurpose trail along the West Shoreway from West Boulevard to West 28th Street.
• Wetland mitigation.
• The reduction in speed limit from 50 mph to 35 mph adds less than 75 seconds of additional drive time along this section of the West Shoreway.

You can read more about the project by clicking here.

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