CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Major work on the inbound West Shoreway and a lower speed limit in both directions of the highway are expected to delay traffic starting Monday.

The work opens the third and final phase of the $95 million Lakefront West Project to connect West Side neighborhoods with the lakefront. The project aims to transform the six-lane, 2-1/2-mile West Shoreway, that is Ohio 2 west of the Cuyahoga River, from a freeway to a slowed-down scenic road.

Starting Monday and continuing until sometime in the fall, the right eastbound lane will be closed from Clifton Boulevard to the Main Avenue Bridge, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Also Monday, ODOT said the speed limit in both the eastbound and westbound lanes will be lowered to 40 miles per hour. Next fall, the limit will be changed permanently to 35 miles per hour.

The right lane on the westbound side of the Shoreway will be closed from the Main Avenue Bridge to Clifton Boulevard starting Monday, July 6. That closing also will continue until fall.

Construction during the lane closings will include retaining wall and drainage work and new pavement and curbs.

Major work on the Lakefront West Project is expected to be complete in fall 2017, said ODOT.