Highway Construction

Ramp closures scheduled to begin June 12 at Polaris Parkway and I-71; New Gemini Place bridge to open

May 31, 2006 - Before you travel to OCSEA headquarters for a meeting, please be aware that there is construction on Interstate 71 (I-71) that may impact your travel time and route.

Every ramp at the Polaris Parkway/I-71 interchange will close for reconstruction at some point during the summer. During this time, the new Gemini Place Bridge over I-71 will be open to traffic.

Before any ramp closes, a corresponding ramp at the Gemini Place interchange will open, so you will always have access to/from I-71. Check the schedule below.

Staff and regular visitors may find the new ramps a better alternative for the commute once the project is completed this fall.

Refer to the ramp illustration as you read the ramp closure and opening schedule below.

The ramp from Polaris Parkway to I-71 northbound (ramp #4) will be the first of three ramps to close this summer. Ramp #4 will close for approximately two months beginning in mid-June. When this ramp closes, the new ramp from Gemini Place to I-71 northbound (ramp #8) will open.

During this time, motorists need to use the new Gemini Place ramp to access I-71 northbound. From the west side of I-71, the ramp can be accessed by using Gemini Place which runs behind Polaris Fashion Place. From the east side of I-71, the ramp can be accessed by using Orion Place.

Ramp #1 will close in early July for two weeks. At that time, Ramps #3 and #5 will open.

Ramp #2 will close in mid-July for three weeks. At that time, Ramp #6 will open.

RAMP DESCRIPTION AND UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The following schedule is weather dependent:

Ramp 1 - Tentatively scheduled to close July 5 for two weeks
Polaris Parkway to I-71 southbound (This ramp will be for eastbound Polaris traffic only when rebuilt)

Ramp 2 - Tentatively scheduled to close July 19 for three weeks
Northbound I-71 to Polaris Parkway

Ramp 3 - NEW RAMP - Tentatively scheduled to open July 5
Westbound Polaris Parkway to I-71 southbound

Ramp 4 - Tentatively scheduled to close June 12 for two months
Polaris Parkway to I-71 northbound. This existing ramp is being reconfigured and will reopen in early August. When opened, this ramp will go from Polaris Parkway up to Gemini Place, across Gemini Place to I-71 northbound.

Ramp 5 - NEW RAMP - Tentatively scheduled to open July 5
Gemini Place to I-71 southbound

Ramp 6 - NEW RAMP - Tentatively scheduled to open July 19
I-71 northbound to Gemini Place

Ramp 7 - Opened in 2005 and will not close
I-71 southbound to Gemini Place

Ramp 8 - NEW RAMP - Tentatively scheduled to open June 12
Gemini Place to I-71 northbound

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