Recent Examples on the WebBebe Hodges All northbound lanes are closed on Interstate 71 at the Lytle Tunnel in downtown Cincinnati due to a crash, according to a post by the Ohio Department of Transportation.—The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024 Officials reopened the northbound flyover lane that connects to I-95 North on Monday after the traffic mayhem.—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024 On Monday, crews will close all northbound lanes along Interstate 5 between Carlsbad Village Drive and state Route 78 from 11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 Nine of the crashes have been northbound, the direction in which the bridge is 12 feet high.—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024 Officers believe the pedestrian was pushing a shopping cart while walking in or near the northbound lane of Bardstown Road, Sanders said.—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2024 The Sunshine Skyway was able to reopen quickly after the northbound span was converted into a two-lane highway, but the replacement bridge wasn’t completed until 1987.—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 For the closures on westbound Highway 50, traffic will be diverted to the northbound I-5 and I-80 interchange from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Eastbound Highway 50
On Thursday and Friday, commuters can expect a full closure of eastbound Highway 50.—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024 The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the northbound lanes of I-880 south of Alvarado-Niles Road in Union City.—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
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