Clough Pike lanes closing

UNION TWP. – Some lanes on a portion of Clough Pike will be closed beginning Thursday, April 10, and are not expected to reopen until Friday, Aug. 1.

That’s according to the Clermont County engineer’s office, which said traffic on Clough Pike will be reduced to a single, westbound lane between Glen Este-Withamsville Road and Ivy Pointe Boulevard in Union Township.

Eastbound traffic will be detoured north on Ivy Pointe Boulevard to Aicholtz Road, then to Glen Este-Withamsville Road and back to Clough Pike.

The lane closures and detours should begin late in the morning April 10; A specific time has not been set because it depends on when crews finish up some other work.

Recent rains delayed by a couple days the start of the project, which is the second phase of a $6.5 million Clough Pike widening initiative.

Last year, improvements were made on Clough Pike between Glen Este-Withamsville Road and Mt. Carmel Tobasco Road.

The project is being managed by the Clermont County Transportation Improvement District with the help of the Clermont County engineer’s office.

A third travel lane is to be added along a 1.3-mile section of Clough Pike between Glen Este-Withamsville Road and Mt. Carmel Tobasco Road.

A center turn lane also is being added, as well as a sidewalk along the north side of Clough Pike.

Traffic signals and drainage are being improved.

“The Clough Pike widening project will reduce congestion and improve safety for drivers,” Clermont County Engineer Pat Manger said in a press release.

“A new sidewalk will provide better pedestrian access to schools, churches, parks and other destinations in the area.”

All of the work is scheduled to be completed by year’s end, Manger said.

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