The Enquirer

A $3 million street improvement project downtown begins today and will include curb repairs, grinding and repairing and resurfacing existing pavement.

Nine lane miles on portions of about a dozen streets will be included in the project.

The contractor, John R. Jurgensen Co. of Cincinnati, will begin on a half-mile stretch of Vine Street between Central Parkway and McMicken Avenue. Crews are scheduled to work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday on Vine with one lane of traffic being maintained in each direction during construction.

Work will also take place from 6-11 p.m. weeknights and 6-11 p.m. weekends, when necessary, on Fourth Street between Walnut Street and Central Avenue. On-street parking will be restricted during construction with parking restrictions posted in advance.

Other streets to be repaired include:

• Fifth Street, between Walnut and Elm streets
• Sixth Street, between Walnut and Vine streets
• Seventh Street, between Broadway and Sycamore streets and between Central Avenue and Interstate 75
• Central Avenue, between Sixth Street and Ezzard Charles Drive
• Central Parkway, between Broadway and Sycamore streets
• Main Street, between Third and Fourth streets
• New Street, between Broadway and Sycamore streets
• Sycamore Street, between Seventh Street and Central Parkway
• Walnut Street, between Fourth and Fifth streets

Cincinnati's Department of Transportation and Engineering oversees the rehabilitation and improvement of the city's streets. For more information, go online at www.cincinnati-oh.gov.