CINCINNATI — The Metropolitan Sewer District is launching a project to improve sewer infrastructure in the East End.
The project will construct a junction chamber in Riverside Drive, relocating two combined sewer overflow outfalls south of the roadway. A new 60-inch outfall pipe to the Ohio River will be constructed, and a new access driveway will also be installed.
The improvement project will begin around July 1 and continue through the summer of 2027, pending weather and field conditions, MSD said Friday.
Contractors will be working from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for the duration of the improvement project, and work will be done on weekends as needed.
Traffic in the East End will be impacted by the project: The westbound lanes of Riverside Drive will be completely closed between Collins Avenue and 2233 Riverside. Drivers heading west will be detoured north via Collins.
Eastbound lanes on Riverside Drive will not close; drivers heading east on Riverside will be able to turn left onto Collins, while drivers heading south on Collins will be able to turn left onto Riverside.
