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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 Wheeling Hospital can exit at Exit 1A off the Fort Henry Bridge and follow the detour, which goes along Main Street to 10th Street, onto Market Street and then up Wheeling Hill to National Road. The detour then goes to Mount de Chantal Road where travelers can get back on to I-70 east.