The Ohio Department of Transportation plans to close Interstate 70 between Interstate 71 and State Route 315 in downtown Columbus throughout the upcoming weekend, ODOT announced Oct. 15.
The highway will close Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 p.m. and reopen after 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, according to ODOT. The department's recommended detour, which only uses state routes, is I-70 westbound to I-71 northbound to Interstate 670 westbound to I-70 westbound.
ODOT also plans to close down several other highway routes and ramps around downtown Columbus this weekend.
State Route 315 southbound at Interstate 70 will close from 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and again from 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, to 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
The Mound Street
ramp to I-70 westbound, the Mound Street ramp to I-71 southbound and the I-70 westbound ramp to Rich Street/Town Street will also close starting 7 p.m. Oct. 16 through 5 a.m. Oct. 19.
These closures are part of ODOT's Downtown Ramp Up project, a $1.4 billion effort to revamp the highways around downtown Columbus.
Transportation and neighborhoods reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@dispatch.com, @NathanRHart on X and nathanhart.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Interstate 70 in downtown Columbus to close this weekend, ODOT says
