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POSTED: 08:10 a.m. EDT, Apr 18, 2008
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area.
Major highways abruptly closed: None.
Other road construction:
Akron:
• West Market Street from Pershing Avenue east to the railroad crossing: Major construction has resumed. Weather permitting, one lane of traffic will remain open in each direction during the day as work begins to reconstruct the south side of West Market. All traffic has been shifted to the north side of the street and barricades will extend from Bryden Drive to White Pond Drive. Temporary turn lanes will be provided at Frank Boulevard and Pershing Avenue, with police assisting motorists making left turns. These conditions will remain through June. Access to all businesses in the area will be maintained.
• North Hawkins Avenue, from Garman Road to Wiltshire/Fairfax roads: Closed for restoration of an underground sewer line until the end of April. A detour is posted.
• White Pond Drive, from Mull Avenue to the railroad tracks: Closed to all but local and emergency traffic until September for reconstruction of the roadbed and installation of a new signalized intersection south of the tracks. A detour is posted.
• East Market Street, from Martha Avenue east to I-76: Reduced to one lane in each direction through mid-summer for widening and reconstruction. The project is scheduled to be completed in late October.
• Exchange Street, at South Main Street: Lane reduction in the intersection to accommodate underground steam-line reconstruction until the end of April.
• Cedar Street, from South Main Street to South High Street: Lane reduction for entire block to allow for construction activities.
• Manchester Road, from Waterloo Road to Carnegie Avenue: Full-depth reconstruction of Manchester Road in this area with various lane restrictions through April.
• North Howard Street, from Cuyahoga Falls Avenue to Cuyahoga Street: Closed for construction of new curbs, gutters and road surface. Through traffic will be eliminated but North Howard will be open for local access. Detour signs will direct motorists to businesses and St. Thomas Hospital. The road will remain closed for several months.
• Dart Avenue, from Mill Street to West Market Street: Closed until fall for construction of an addition to the Superblock Parking Deck (at First Energy Building). A short portion of Dart Avenue will remain open for deliveries. Access to the parking deck from Mill Street will continue.
Elsewhere in Summit County:
• Interstate 77 widening and repaving: I-77 will be reduced to one lane in either or both directions near the Ridgewood and Miller roads interchange from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly throughout this week.
• State Route 21 northbound exit ramp to I-77 southbound in Fairlawn: The ramp will remain closed until mid-June. A detour is posted.
• I-271 in Boston Township: There are two lanes open on the newly constructed northbound bridge over the Cuyahoga River valley and two lanes southbound on the new half of the existing southbound structure. The final half of the southbound structure will be built during this year's construction season. The entire project will be completed by late fall 2009.
• I-271 and state Route 8 in Boston Heights, Hudson, Macedonia and Northfield Center Township: The right lanes of I-271 are exits only to Route 8 until September 2009 for ramp and bridge construction. I-271 will consist of a single lane in each direction. There will be retaining wall construction, along with foundation and substructure work for new bridges.
• Twinsburg Road at state Route 8 in Northfield Center Township: Closed until late fall 2009. This work is part of the $91 million project to reconstruct Route 8 from just south of Twinsburg Road to just north of the I-271 interchange. Five bridges will be constructed. The ramps will be improved. New two-lane ramps will be built to get onto I-271 from Route 8 northbound and to Route 8 southbound from I-271 southbound. Included is a new service road from Hines Hill Road. The project is to be completed by late summer 2010.
Medina County:
• I-71 and I-76 in Medina County: Major reconstruction and widening of I-71, including addition of a third lane in each direction from one-half mile north of Leroy Road to one mile north of the I-76 interchange. Included are major modifications to the I-71/I-76 interchange. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained in each direction but there may be single-lane closings during non-peak hours. The project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2010.
From 7 a.m. through 3 p.m. today, I-76 will be restricted to one lane of traffic in each direction.
• State Route 18 widening and reconstruction: Route 18, between Windfall Road and the Summit County line, will have intermittent single-lane closings as part of finalization work for the project. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction with a center turn lane through June 20.
• State Route 18 in Medina Township: Between Foote Road and Victor Road, there will be intermittent single-lane closings for driveway reconstruction work as part of a bridge replacement project until May 2. One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times in each direction.
• State Route 83 closing in Lodi: At its intersection with Greenwich Road for a bridge replacement and alignment improvement project. It will reopen May 23. A detour will be posted.
• State Route 3 closing in Guilford Township: Between Park Avenue West and Blake Road for four culvert replacements. It will reopen April 25. A detour will be posted.
Portage County:
• Tallmadge Road bridge closing in Rootstown Township: Over Breakneck Creek for bridge replacement until the end of May. A detour is posted.
Stark County:
• I-77 widening and reconstruction in Canton: Thirteenth Street under I-77 has occasional lane restrictions in both directions. This is part of the project to widen and reconstruct I-77 from West Tuscarawas Street to 13th Street. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by late August.
• State Route 21 lane restrictions: Route 21 over the Tuscarawas River is reduced to one lane in each direction as part of a $10.2 million project to resurface Route 21 from the Massillon southern corporation limit to Finefrock Road and from the Massillon northern corporation limit to the Lawrence Township line. The project also includes the redecking and painting of the twin bridges on Route 21 over the Tuscarawas River.
Wayne County:
• State Route 21 in Chippewa Township: At its intersection with Eastern Road, there will be intermittent single-lane closings of short duration in both directions for traffic signal upgrades. This is part of an intersection improvement and safety project scheduled to be completed by the end of July. One through lane and left-turn lane will be maintained at all times in both directions.
Elsewhere in Northeast Ohio:
• I-480 rehabilitation and I-77/I-480 ramp improvements in Independence: Work on the eastbound lanes between Tuxedo Avenue and the Valley View Bridge has begun, with eastbound traffic shifted to the north side of I-480, maintaining three reduced-width lanes during peak hours. All lanes and ramps are expected to remain open during peak hours as the project continues.
The right lane of the I-77 northbound and southbound ramp to I-480 eastbound will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today to adjust striping on the ramp. Overnight today, multiple lanes of I-480 eastbound will be closed between state Route 176 and State Road from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday to install rumble strips.
• I-271 resurfacing in Bedford and Bedford Heights: There will be work daily and nightly to resurface a portion of the road. It is starting in the southbound lanes between Columbus and Forbes roads. Overnight, double lane closings may occur. The entire project will resurface I-271 between the Summit County line and Columbus Road and is expected to be completed in June 2009.
Traffic planners: Please fax traffic updates to 330-376-9235.
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area.
Major highways abruptly closed: None.
Other road construction:
Akron:
• West Market Street from Pershing Avenue east to the railroad crossing: Major construction has resumed. Weather permitting, one lane of traffic will remain open in each direction during the day as work begins to reconstruct the south side of West Market. All traffic has been shifted to the north side of the street and barricades will extend from Bryden Drive to White Pond Drive. Temporary turn lanes will be provided at Frank Boulevard and Pershing Avenue, with police assisting motorists making left turns. These conditions will remain through June. Access to all businesses in the area will be maintained.
• North Hawkins Avenue, from Garman Road to Wiltshire/Fairfax roads: Closed for restoration of an underground sewer line until the end of April. A detour is posted.
• White Pond Drive, from Mull Avenue to the railroad tracks: Closed to all but local and emergency traffic until September for reconstruction of the roadbed and installation of a new signalized intersection south of the tracks. A detour is posted.
• East Market Street, from Martha Avenue east to I-76: Reduced to one lane in each direction through mid-summer for widening and reconstruction. The project is scheduled to be completed in late October.
• Exchange Street, at South Main Street: Lane reduction in the intersection to accommodate underground steam-line reconstruction until the end of April.
• Cedar Street, from South Main Street to South High Street: Lane reduction for entire block to allow for construction activities.
• Manchester Road, from Waterloo Road to Carnegie Avenue: Full-depth reconstruction of Manchester Road in this area with various lane restrictions through April.
• North Howard Street, from Cuyahoga Falls Avenue to Cuyahoga Street: Closed for construction of new curbs, gutters and road surface. Through traffic will be eliminated but North Howard will be open for local access. Detour signs will direct motorists to businesses and St. Thomas Hospital. The road will remain closed for several months.
• Dart Avenue, from Mill Street to West Market Street: Closed until fall for construction of an addition to the Superblock Parking Deck (at First Energy Building). A short portion of Dart Avenue will remain open for deliveries. Access to the parking deck from Mill Street will continue.
Elsewhere in Summit County:
• Interstate 77 widening and repaving: I-77 will be reduced to one lane in either or both directions near the Ridgewood and Miller roads interchange from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly throughout this week.
• State Route 21 northbound exit ramp to I-77 southbound in Fairlawn: The ramp will remain closed until mid-June. A detour is posted.
• I-271 in Boston Township: There are two lanes open on the newly constructed northbound bridge over the Cuyahoga River valley and two lanes southbound on the new half of the existing southbound structure. The final half of the southbound structure will be built during this year's construction season. The entire project will be completed by late fall 2009.
• I-271 and state Route 8 in Boston Heights, Hudson, Macedonia and Northfield Center Township: The right lanes of I-271 are exits only to Route 8 until September 2009 for ramp and bridge construction. I-271 will consist of a single lane in each direction. There will be retaining wall construction, along with foundation and substructure work for new bridges.
• Twinsburg Road at state Route 8 in Northfield Center Township: Closed until late fall 2009. This work is part of the $91 million project to reconstruct Route 8 from just south of Twinsburg Road to just north of the I-271 interchange. Five bridges will be constructed. The ramps will be improved. New two-lane ramps will be built to get onto I-271 from Route 8 northbound and to Route 8 southbound from I-271 southbound. Included is a new service road from Hines Hill Road. The project is to be completed by late summer 2010.
Medina County:
• I-71 and I-76 in Medina County: Major reconstruction and widening of I-71, including addition of a third lane in each direction from one-half mile north of Leroy Road to one mile north of the I-76 interchange. Included are major modifications to the I-71/I-76 interchange. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained in each direction but there may be single-lane closings during non-peak hours. The project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2010.
From 7 a.m. through 3 p.m. today, I-76 will be restricted to one lane of traffic in each direction.
• State Route 18 widening and reconstruction: Route 18, between Windfall Road and the Summit County line, will have intermittent single-lane closings as part of finalization work for the project. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction with a center turn lane through June 20.
• State Route 18 in Medina Township: Between Foote Road and Victor Road, there will be intermittent single-lane closings for driveway reconstruction work as part of a bridge replacement project until May 2. One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times in each direction.
• State Route 83 closing in Lodi: At its intersection with Greenwich Road for a bridge replacement and alignment improvement project. It will reopen May 23. A detour will be posted.
• State Route 3 closing in Guilford Township: Between Park Avenue West and Blake Road for four culvert replacements. It will reopen April 25. A detour will be posted.
Portage County:
• Tallmadge Road bridge closing in Rootstown Township: Over Breakneck Creek for bridge replacement until the end of May. A detour is posted.
Stark County:
• I-77 widening and reconstruction in Canton: Thirteenth Street under I-77 has occasional lane restrictions in both directions. This is part of the project to widen and reconstruct I-77 from West Tuscarawas Street to 13th Street. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by late August.
• State Route 21 lane restrictions: Route 21 over the Tuscarawas River is reduced to one lane in each direction as part of a $10.2 million project to resurface Route 21 from the Massillon southern corporation limit to Finefrock Road and from the Massillon northern corporation limit to the Lawrence Township line. The project also includes the redecking and painting of the twin bridges on Route 21 over the Tuscarawas River.
Wayne County:
• State Route 21 in Chippewa Township: At its intersection with Eastern Road, there will be intermittent single-lane closings of short duration in both directions for traffic signal upgrades. This is part of an intersection improvement and safety project scheduled to be completed by the end of July. One through lane and left-turn lane will be maintained at all times in both directions.
Elsewhere in Northeast Ohio:
• I-480 rehabilitation and I-77/I-480 ramp improvements in Independence: Work on the eastbound lanes between Tuxedo Avenue and the Valley View Bridge has begun, with eastbound traffic shifted to the north side of I-480, maintaining three reduced-width lanes during peak hours. All lanes and ramps are expected to remain open during peak hours as the project continues.
The right lane of the I-77 northbound and southbound ramp to I-480 eastbound will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today to adjust striping on the ramp. Overnight today, multiple lanes of I-480 eastbound will be closed between state Route 176 and State Road from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday to install rumble strips.
• I-271 resurfacing in Bedford and Bedford Heights: There will be work daily and nightly to resurface a portion of the road. It is starting in the southbound lanes between Columbus and Forbes roads. Overnight, double lane closings may occur. The entire project will resurface I-271 between the Summit County line and Columbus Road and is expected to be completed in June 2009.
Traffic planners: Please fax traffic updates to 330-376-9235.
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