Weekend traffic annoys Reds fans, party-goers
Sunday, July 19, 1998BY PHILLIP PINA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Usually when William Dean of Dayton drives into Cincinnati for a Reds game, it takes about 45 minutes. But heavy traffic and construction added another half-hour to his trip Saturday.
It was a big weekend downtown, with fans filing into Cinergy Field to see the rejuvenated Reds and thousands crowding Sawyer Point for the One Earth Party free concert.
Many Reds fans at the first home series since the ramps on Fort Washington Way started closing two weeks ago found no additional traffic hassles. But those entering downtown from Interstate 75, either from Kentucky or the northern suburbs, found it slow going. Mr. Dean endured stop-and-go traffic on southbound I-75 several miles before downtown.
Most ramps along eastbound Fort Washington Way have been closed to make way for the highway's $146.9 million reconstruction.
Nancy Blakely of Walnut Hills decided to avoid the traffic hassles altogether. She took a bus downtown.
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