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Covington's MLK Boulevard ramp and Bullock Avenue are expected to reopen in December
Covington's reopenings and the next closures come in stages
- DecemberMLK ramp to southbound I-71/75, MLK under the interstate and Bullock Avenue expected to reopen.
- Early 2027Pike Street and MLK closures planned, phased so they don't overlap.
- 2027In early summer, a northbound I-71 detour via I-275 and I-471 is planned for about 18 months.
- 2027In summer or fall, the northbound I-71/75 exit to MLK and Pike is expected to reopen.
Sources: WKRC, Cincinnati Enquirer
If you drive through Covington's interstate ramps, December brings some relief. The southbound entrance ramp from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to I-71/75, MLK under the interstate and Bullock Avenue between Pike Street and MLK are expected to reopen in December, according to a Nov. 9 project briefing at Longworth Hall.
More closures follow. Pike Street and MLK get closures in early 2027 for utility work, and a spokesperson said they won't happen at the same time. The Texas Turnaround and the West Pike Street on-ramp to northbound I-71/75 close this winter or spring.
- Northbound exit to MLK and Pike: closed until summer or fall 2027
- West Ninth Street under the interstate: closed for the whole project
- Simon Kenton Way: open in both directions
- Interstate closures in Kentucky: none planned
The corridor project is big, and it runs a long time
- $4.39 billion
- cost of the corridor project
- 2033
- year construction runs through
- 160,000
- vehicles a day, roughly, on the Brent Spence Bridge
- Nearly 11
- acres freed for local redevelopment
Sources: WKRC, Cincinnati Enquirer
Heading into Ohio? The planned northbound I-71 detour at Fort Washington Way will send traffic via I-275 and I-471 for about 18 months, starting by early summer 2027. The Ohio Department of Transportation released draft maps of its closures, and we suggest a look before you cross.
