Texas Turnaround in NKY nears completion, ramp to permanently close

COVINGTON, KY (WXIX) - The Fourth Street on-ramp to I-75/71 north in Covington will permanently close on Thursday at 5 a.m. as the Texas Turnaround Project nears completion.

Traffic will be directed from Fourth Street to I-75/I-71 north using I-75/I-71 southbound lanes to Kyles Lane.

On Thursday, the Pike Street ramp will reopen at 5 a.m. after a 7-month closure. Four lanes will be open on I-75/I-71 north, where the Pike Street on-ramp connects to I-75/I-71 north and extends north across the Brent Spence Bridge.

The Texas Turnaround is aimed to divert traffic from 4th Street southbound and then off the Pike Street exit. From there, cars and trucks will use the Pike Street entrance ramp to northbound I-75.

Texas Turnaround in NKY nears completion, ramp to permanently close

In December of 2020, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet showed a map of how the traffic pattern would look.

Mayor Joe Meyer says with traffic doing a Texas Turnaround and using the Pike Street entrance... — Mayor Joe Meyer says with traffic doing a Texas Turnaround and using the Pike Street entrance ramp, there will be four continuous lanes going across the Brent Spence.(WXIX)

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