Highway motorists traveling on the west side of Akron have reason to rejoice. The Ohio Department of Transportation is reopening all eastbound lanes of Interstate 76-77 during peak travel times starting Sunday. The state agency reduced the eastbound direction to one lane and closed area ramps in early February to make emergency repairs to the East Avenue bridge over the interstate where I-76 and I-77 merge and diverge on the city's west side. The lane closures have caused lengthy backups on the highway at times and forced thousands of drivers to take long detours each day...
