If you’ve been stuck in the usual crawl at the I-70/I-270/Brice Road interchange, there’s finally some good news. The Ohio Department of Transportation just opened a brand-new flyover ramp connecting I-270 southbound to I-70 eastbound—a major milestone in the Far East Freeway project.
The new two-lane ramp replaces the old loop ramp, which often forced drivers into tricky weaving and merging situations. Now, traffic flows over both directions of I-270, with the left lane continuing onto I-70 eastbound and the right lane exiting to Brice Road.
According to ODOT, this should help cut down congestion and make commutes safer for the thousands of drivers who use this corridor every day.
This ramp is just the first phase of a $76 million project that began in 2022.
That phase also added a new lane on I-70 eastbound between I-270 and Brice Road and reworked the I-270 northbound ramp to improve traffic flow. The remaining work in this phase is expected to wrap up this fall.
Looking ahead, ODOT is already moving on to the next phase, a nearly $90 million effort to tackle I-70 westbound from Brice Road to I-270. That project includes reconstructing the Brice Road bridge and further reconfiguring interchanges to ease congestion.
The bigger picture? A smoother, safer ride between downtown Columbus and eastern Ohio, accommodating the area’s growing travel demand.
