CINCINNATI – Central Parkway will be closed this weekend between West McMillan and Ravine streets so crews can remove the overhead span of the existing Brighton Approach Bridge. The closure goes into effect at midnight, Saturday, June 1, and remains in place until 5:00 a.m. Monday, June 3.

Motorists will be detoured to West McMicken, McMillan and Ravine streets, and Brighton Place. 

Detour signs are in place to direct motorists and pedestrians. Local access to homes and businesses is allowed at all times.

The new Brighton Approach Bridge will be built in the same location over Central Parkway connecting Colerain and Harrison avenues in the West End to McMicken Avenue in CUF. 

Construction begins once demolition of the existing bridge finishes this summer and is expected to be completed by late fall 2025.

Please note: All four lanes of Central Parkway will be open the week of June 3. Then, starting Monday, June 10, traffic on Central Parkway will be shifted to the north side of the road and reduced to one lane in each direction. Both bike lanes will remain open. 

The sidewalk along the south side of Central Parkway is closing June 10 and will remain closed until the end of this year. The sidewalk on the north side will remain open until early October, then it will close for the remainder of the project. Pedestrians will be detoured via Brighton Place or Colerain Avenue when either or both sidewalk is closed.

Traffic on Central Parkway will continue to be allowed via one lane in each direction throughout the project except for several select weekends early next year for crane-assisted construction activities.

The $8 million replacement bridge will feature improved access for pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles as well as increased clearance above Central Parkway for safer passage underneath. 

The city’s contractor is West Chester-based Sunesis Construction Co. Funding for the project includes a combination of city capital as well as state and federal grants.

Read more about the project.