The westbound right and center lanes of a bridge on the Ohio Turnpike in Olmsted Falls in Cuyahoga County were closed for several hours Friday due to emergency bridge deck repairs, officials said.
The lanes were reopened at about 3:20 p.m., according to turnpike officials.
There were some traffic delays and backups due to the lane closure at milepost 157.4.
The Ohio Turnpike said westbound commuters traveling through the area could exit at Toll Plaza 161 in Strongsville, taking I-71 north to I-480 westbound and re-enter the Ohio Turnpike at Toll Plaza 151 (North Ridgeville) or Toll Plaza 152 (North Olmsted).
The Ohio Turnpike Traffic Map showed that at noon on Friday, traffic was backed up for over a mile from milepost 159.8 to 158.4 due to the lane closures.
