Crews temporarily close shoulder on State Route 747 for traffic maintenance

BILLS’ PLAYER DAMAR HAMLIN WAS [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WLWT-TV] STEVEN: BREAKING, DAMAR HAMLIN WAS DRIVEN OFF OF THE FIELD AFTER COLLAPSING DURING MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. WHAT THE TEAM WAS SAYING. STEVEN: — KELLY: FAN SUPPORT POURING IN. THE PRAYERS BEING OFFERED FOR A RECOVERY. KATIE: AFTER A MORNING OF FLASH FLOODING, GUSTY WIND AND THUNDER. WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO ADDITIONAL RAIN. HOW MUCH WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR AND THE TIMELINE COMING UP. >> THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 LEADING THE WAY. >> I HAD NEVER HEARD A STADIUM SO SILENT. BILLS FANS AND CINCINNATI’S FANS CAME TOGETHER AND OUR HEARTS GOES OUT TO ALL OF THE PLAYERS. IT WAS TOUGH. KELLY: THE SUPPORT IS CONTINUING TO POUR IN AFTER DAMAR HAMLIN COLLAPSED AT PAYCOR STADIUM ON THE FIELD. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. STEVEN: THE TEAM SAYS THAT HAMLIN SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST BEFORE THE GAME WAS SUSPENDED. FROM THE STADIUM TO THE HOSPITAL FRAN — FANS AND TEAMMATES HAVE SHARED THEIR PRAYERS. KELLY: WE ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH THE REACTION. WE BEGIN WITH THE LATEST ON HIS CONDITION FROM JOHN LONDON WHO IS LIVE AT UC MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HAMLIN IS BEING TREATED. JOHN: YES. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THROUGH ALL OF THIS MORNING AND INTO NOON, IT IS VERY MUCH LIKE LAST NIGHT. A WORRY SOME AND AGONIZING WAIT FOR INSERT — FOR INFORMATION ON WHETHER HIS CONDITION IS IMPROVING. THOSE THAT — THOSE IN CHARGE TELL US THAT THEY HAVE NO INDICATION THAT THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ANYTIME SOON. THAT COULD CHANGE IN AN INSTANT JUST AS IT COULD REMAIN THE CASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BEYOND. LAST FORMAL UPDATE WAS ABOUT 2:00 A.M. INDICATING THAT THE SAFETY WAS SEDATED AND IN CRITICAL CONDITION. LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA REMAINED CAMPED OUT WITH SOME FANS THAT HAVE COME BY PERIODICALLY TO PAUSE AT THE FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL INCLUDING THIS WEST VIRGINIA DAD WHO GOT TICKETS FOR HIS SON FOR CHRISTMAS, HIS FIRST NFL GAME, SHOWING A CONCERN SHARED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. >> AS MUCH AS WE WANTED TO WATCH GOOD FOOTBALL, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN — THIS IS BIGGER THAN THAT. THAT IS ME. I AM PRAYING FOR HIM, THE TEAMMATES, AND FAMILY AND EVERYONE INVOLVED. THE ONE THING I WILL SAY IS ALL SIDES LAST NIGHT, YOU KNOW FANS AND BOTH TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE VERY CLASSY AND TOP-NOTCH. >> I AM NOT SPEAKING TO YOU GUYS, NOT — BUT TO HIM, TO THE LORD. THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO SPEAKING — THEN SPEAKING TO A CAMERA. I COULD NOT DO THAT, WITHOUT SAYING MY CONDOLENCES OR PRAYERS AND I HAD TO BE HERE. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL BUT I WOULD’VE JUST SECOND-GUESSED. IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE STICK WITH OUR GUYS. JOHN: IT CERTAINLY WAS A STUNNED AND EERIE INVOLVEMENT — ENVIRONMENT LAST NIGHT AT PAYCOR STADIUM AND AN ANXIOUS ATMOSPHERE OUTSIDE. THE MEDIA IS HOPING SOMETHING ENCOURAGING WILL COME TO REPORT SOMETIME TODAY, BUT NOTHING YET. REPORTING LIVE, JOHN LONDON. KELLY: WE RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY. THEY PUT A PUBLIC STATEMENT OUT EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT. “WE ARE DEEPLY MOVED BY THE PRAYERS, KIND WORDS, AND DONATIONS FROM FANS AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEDICATED FIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER HAVE PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL CARE.” THAT IS THE LATEST WE ARE GETTING IN THE FIRST TIME WE ARE HEARING FROM THEM DIRECTLY. STEVEN: THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALL HOPING FOR AND WE JUST NEED THAT ONE UPDATE SAYING HE IS OK. KELLY: FANS IMMEDIATELY SHOW THEIR SUPPORT. SOME LIGHTED CANDLES OUTSIDE THE MEDICAL CENTER. STEVEN: TODD DYKES IS AT PAYCOR STADIUM WITH THE FAN REACTION. TODD: YOU KNOW FANS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO ARE GRATEFUL THAT THEY WOKE UP TO HOPEFUL NEWS CONSIDERING THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION AND THE FACT THAT THE BAR HAMLIN IS — DAMAR HAMLIN IS BEING TREATED BY LEVEL ONE TRAUMA EXPERTS. IT IS ENCOURAGING FOR FANS LIKE JEFF MARY AND PEYTON. THEY WERE INSIDE WHEN THE INJURY HAPPENED AND WONDERED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE INCLUDING US WATCHING FROM HOME WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. HE MANAGED TO GET UPDATES FROM HER WIFE WHO WAS DUTCH FROM HIS WIFE HE WAS WATCHING ON TV. ONCE HE FIGURED HOW SERIOUS IT WAS HE TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO THE NET — TO HIS NEPHEW WHO WAS WITNESSING A TRAUMATIC EVENT UNFOLD ON THE FIELD. >> IT WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE I KNOW HE IS YOUNG AND WE WANT TO WIN AND THIS IS A HUGE GAME, BUT HE WAS MORE WORRIED ABOUT HAMLIN AND HIS SAFETY AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THE BILLS AND BENGALS GUYS WERE SHAKEN UP. I LOVE THAT HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT THAT AND NOT THE GAME. TODD: I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ORGANIZED EVENTS COMING TOGETHER SO FAR OUT HERE, SEVERAL FANS HAVE MADE IT A POINT TO STOP BY THE TEAM SHOP AND WHY THEY MIGHT BE BUYING BENGALS GEAR BUT I AM SURE THAT THE TOPIC ON THEIR MIND IS THAT THEY ARE ALL HOPING FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR DAMAR HAMLIN CONSIDERING EVERYTHING THAT HAS GONE DOWN. REPORTING LIVE, TODD DYKES, WLWT NEWS 5. STEVEN: WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. CROSSROADS CHURCH IS ALSO PRAYING FOR HAMLIN. KELLY: THEY HOSTED A SERVICE MINUTES FROM THE HOSPITAL. MEREDITH STUTZ IS LIVE NOW. MEREDITH: YES, GOOD AFTERNOON. THE UPTOWN CAMPUS OF CROSSROADS CHURCH IS ABOUT A MILE OR LESS THAN WHERE DAMAR HAMLIN IS. PEOPLE ARE GATHERING FOR A PRAYER VIGIL THAT IS SET TO BEGIN ANY MINUTE. THIS IS FOR BENGALS AND BILLS FANS, STRANGERS OR ATTENDEES. JASON IS GIVING YOU A LIVE LOOK OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THE RUNDOWN INCLUDES AN INVITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT VIDEO FROM EVAN MCPHERSON. THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO PRAY AND SEE WHAT THE SENIOR PASTOR IS CALLING A MIRACLE. THIS IS NOT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER TO PRAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE AS A NEED AND DO IT TOGETHER. NO MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM OR WHAT SPIRITUAL BACKGROUND YOU HAVE THEY INVITE YOU TO COME OUT HERE TODAY THE UPTOWN CAMPUS OF CROSSROADS CHURCH TO HAVE A PLACE TO COME IF YOU ARE PRESSED — IF YOU ARE PROCESSING, MOURNING, HOPING, OR PRAYING. WE WILL HAVE MORE. REPORTING LIVE,

Crews temporarily close shoulder on State Route 747 for traffic maintenance

Updated: 4:36 PM EST Jan 3, 2023

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced a temporary closure along State Route 747 in Liberty Township this week. According to ODOT, crews will close the shoulder of southbound State Route 747 at the end of the eastbound State Route 129 ramp on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Click the video player above to watch other afternoon headlines from WLWT News 5The closure will take effect from 9 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m.The closure is necessary while crews perform traffic signal cabinet maintenance. Officials say traffic will be maintained. Authorities remind motorists to stay alert, reduce their speed, and watch for stopped traffic when passing through a work zone. For live traffic updates, click here.This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.

PRINCETON, Ohio —

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced a temporary closure along State Route 747 in Liberty Township this week.

According to ODOT, crews will close the shoulder of southbound State Route 747 at the end of the eastbound State Route 129 ramp on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Click the video player above to watch other afternoon headlines from WLWT News 5

The closure will take effect from 9 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m.

The closure is necessary while crews perform traffic signal cabinet maintenance.

Officials say traffic will be maintained.

Authorities remind motorists to stay alert, reduce their speed, and watch for stopped traffic when passing through a work zone.

For live traffic updates, click here.

This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.