Cincinnati streetcar’s downtown loop to close for repairs

CINCINNATI (AP) - Officials plan to close the Cincinnati streetcar’s downtown loop for up to four days this month for repairs.

The Cincinnati City Council’s transportation committee on Wednesday approved a plan that will close the downtown loop of the 3.6-mile route to fix crumbling concrete below the tracks of the Cincinnati Bell Connector.

The plan calls for repairs to start March 19. Officials hope to have it completed by the following weekend, with crews working 24 hours per day for two days to demolish the faulty concrete.

The demolition work will be followed by two days of re-pouring concrete and letting it cure before reinstating full streetcar service.

The repairs are under warranty and won’t require additional city funding.