Several major road closures coming soon to Butler County

The Butler County engineer’s road improvement program is ramping up which means more road closings have been announced as crews begin roadwork.

There will be overnight closings on Tylersville Road at the Interstate 75 interchange

About 50,000 drivers travel Tylersville Road daily and there could be delays as construction of Phase Two of a major widening project begins.

Work on Tylersville Road from I-75 to Cox Road will begin at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18. A westbound lane will be added on Tylersville Road from Cox Road to the northbound I-75 entrance ramp, as well as further modifications to Dudley Drive and Doc Drive. Additional signal modifications will be made at the intersection of the northbound I-75 on/off ramp, Dudley Drive/Kingsgate Way, and Cox Road.

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Construction will occur from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic will be maintained however motorists should expect delays. The project is tentatively scheduled to be completed on June 26.

Brief Princeton Road diversion in Liberty Twp.

Princeton Road will close just east of Mauds Hughes and west of Yankee Road for a culvert replacement beginning Tuesday, March 17. The road will be closed to all through traffic and is tentatively scheduled to reopen March 20.

Detour: Eastbound Princeton Road traffic will detour north on the east leg of Mauds Hughes Road, east on Millikin Road, and south on Yankee Road. Westbound traffic will reverse this route.

Cincinnati Dayton Road in Liberty Twp. to close for a month

Cincinnati Dayton Road will close about a mile south of Ohio 63 and just north of Kyles Station Road for a culvert replacement beginning March 16. The road will be closed to all through traffic and is tentatively scheduled to reopen April 17.

Northbound Cincinnati Dayton Road traffic will detour west on Millikin Road, north on Ohio 747, northeast on Ohio 4, and east on Ohio 63. Southbound traffic will reverse this route.

Portion of Tylersville Road to close in West Chester Twp.

Tylersville Road will close east of Red Mill Drive and west of Lesourdsville West Chester Road for an intersection improvement at Chantilly Drive on March 16. The road will be closed to all through traffic and is tentatively scheduled to reopen May 22.

Eastbound Tylersville Road traffic will detour south on Ohio 747, southeast on Union Centre Boulevard and north on Cincinnati Dayton Road. Westbound traffic will reverse this route.

Motorists are encouraged to check the BCEO website, as well as Facebook and Twitter @bceonews for possible date and status changes concerning closures – www.bceo.org/roadclosings.

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