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Phase 2 begins in Ohio County Bridges Project, closing parts of I-70 eastbound By February 1, 2021 - 12:41 pm WHEELING, W.Va. — Motorists in the Wheeling area might be experiencing Déjà vu on Monday and for the next nine months. The second phase of the $214-million bridge rehabilitation project on Interstate-70 through Ohio County began at 10:30 a.m. Monday as I-70 eastbound was closed by Swank Construction from Exit 1B, the U.S. 250/W.Va. Rt. 2-16th Street exit, to Exit 2A, the Oglebay P...

Staff Writer Photo by Scott McCloskey Swank Construction has placed large orange signs along Wheeling Heritage Trail near Tunnel Green alerting the public to the Monday morning trail closure in that section of the city. The closure is scheduled to last nine months. Walkers and bikers will find starting Monday that a popular path will have a big roadblock in the way. A section of the Wheeling Heritage Trail near Rock Point Road to the Tunnel Green area will be closed to all pedestrians and bi...

The second phase of the Interstate 70 Bridges project is officially underway. At 10:30 a.m. Monday, crews with Swank Construction set up barrels outside the Wheeling Tunnel heading east on I-70 that forces all traffic to exit onto W.Va. 2 south. The ramp onto I-70 from W.Va. 2 north also was closed. The closures will facilitate the total replacement of the Fulton Bridge’s eastbound lanes. The work is scheduled to last until November. Motorists traveling east on I-70 and wanting to get to Whee...

Staff Writer Beginning Monday, I-70 East will be closed from U.S. 250/W.Va. 2 South - 16th Street Exit (Exit 1B) to the Oglebay Park Exit (Exit 2A) in order for Swank Construction to begin phase two of the Fulton Bridge Replacement as part of the I-70 Bridges Project. (Photo by Scott McCloskey) WHEELING — Motorists from Ohio traveling across the Interstate 70 Fulton Bridge will have a tougher time getting through Wheeling — and to places like Wheeling Hospital — starting Monday. Swank Con...