CLEVELAND -- A brutal Friday commute for just about everyone out on the roads today. Here's the latest from Pat Butler and WTAM Total Traffic.
Still seeing backups on 90 E from Clague to Downtown.
71 N is bumper to bumper from 480 to Downtown.
480 E jammed from 71 to Broadway.
271 N stop n go from Rt. 303 to the 480 W ramp.
In general, commute times are still 3-4 times longer than usual.
Weather Advisory: Lake effect snow warning in effect until Saturday morning.
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I-71
Heavy snow, slow traffic.
Middleburg Heights: Left 2 lanes northbound blocked at Bagley.
Northbound traffic stop-and-go starting at Rte. 82.
I-76
No incidents reported
Construction:
• Medina County: Eastbound down to ONE LANE from S.R. 57 to Medina/Summit county line through Sept. 2013
I-77
Heavy snow, very slow moving traffic
Stop and go traffic from Pleasant Valley Rd. to I-90
All but center lane blocked southbound before Fleet Ave.
I-80 (Ohio Turnpike)
No incidents reported
I-90
Channel 3 News crews in the area report an accident in the area of I-271 and I-90
Accident reported on east shoreway inbound at Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Stop and go eastbound from Columbia Road to Innerbelt North Ramp
Three-car accident eastbound at W. 25th St.
Construction:
• Ashtabula County: Various LANE RESTRICTIONS eastbound and westbound east of S.R. 84 (Conneaut River bridge) to PA state line until Oct. 2013
• Lorain County: Down to TWO LANES EB & WB, east of S.R. 57 through Nov. 2013
• Avon/Westlake: Down to TWO LANES EB, from S.R. 83 to Crocker/Bassett roads
I-271
Ramp to I-480 CLOSED
Heavy snowfall at the U.S. 422/I-480 interchange.
I-480
Heavy snowfall. Slow moving traffic.
Independence: I-480 eastbound ramp to I-77 south is CLOSED
Stop and go traffic eastbound from I-71 to Warrensville Center Rd.
S.R. 2
No incidents reported
S.R. 176 (Jennings Freeway)
No incidents reported
U.S. 422
Multiple disabled vehicles pulled over in the Solon area due to whiteout conditions.
Downtown Cleveland
No incidents reported
Construction:
• EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ONLY on Cedar Ave. from E. 89th St. to MLK Jr. Dr.; westbound traffic detours to Carnegie Ave. until June 2014
• E. 21st St. on ramp to I-77 SB CLOSED until both Innerbelt Bridges are completed (approx. 2016)
• Ontario St. on ramp to Innerbelt south/west CLOSED until late July 2013
• Abbey Ave. exit from Innerbelt south/west CLOSED until late 2013
Akron Central Interchange
No incidents reported
Cuyahoga County Notes
Bedford: Broadway CLOSED from Taylor, down to the hill at Union
Parma: A house fire reported on Snow Rd between State and W. 54th streets will affect traffic in the area.
Westlake: Water main break at Dover Center Rd and Hilliard Blvd.
Geauga County Notes
Overturned vehicle on Mayfield Rd west of OH-528/Madison Rd
Other Construction Notes
• Macedonia: Highland Rd. EB/WB CLOSED west of Roll And Hold Pkwy. for work on railroad tracks though mid-Oct. 2013
• Avon: Nagle Rd. CLOSED NB/SB on I-90 overpass for new interchange construction through Sept. 2013
• Mentor: Heisley Rd. (S.R. 44) CLOSED over S.R. 2 through mid-Oct. 2013; expect periodic daily LANE CLOSURES on S.R. 2 under Heisley Rd. during off-peak travel hours
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