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Traffic disruptions — Aug. 9

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Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area:

Major highways abruptly closed: None.

AKRON:

• Interstate 76 lane restrictions and ramp closings: Until mid-November, I-76 between Grant Street and Inman Street will be reduced to two lanes in each direction; the ramp from I-77 northbound to I-76 westbound will be closed. Detour will be I-277 westbound to I-76/Kenmore leg eastbound; and the ramp from state Route 8 southbound to I-77 northbound/I-76 westbound will be closed. Detour will be state Route 59 southbound to I-77 northbound/I-76 westbound. Until mid-November, the ramp from I-76 eastbound to I-77 southbound will be closed for bridge removal. Detour will be I-76/Kenmore leg westbound to I-277 eastbound to I-77 southbound.

• I-76 westbound, between state Route 18/East Market Street and Brittain Road: Reduced to two lanes through late August for bridge repairs. The ramp from Route 18 to I-76 westbound will be closed. Detour will be Route 18 to state Route 241/Innovation Way to Third Avenue.

• I-76 westbound, between Brittain Road and Arlington Road: Reduced to two lanes through Tuesday for bridge deck overlays. The following ramps will also be closed: I-76 westbound to Arlington Street. Detour will be Inman Street to Johnson Street to Arlington Street; state Route 241/Innovation Way to I-76 westbound. Detour will be Third Avenue; I-76 westbound to Route 241/Innovation Way. Detour will be Inman Street to Johnston Street to Case Street to state Route 18/East Market Street; General Street to I-76 westbound. Detour will be Route 18/East Market Street to Route 241/Innovation Way to Third Avenue; and the ramp from Brittain Road to i-76 is closed. Detour will be Route 18/East Market Street to Route 241/Innovation Way to Third Avenue.

• I-76 eastbound, between state Route 241/Innovation Way and Arlington Road: Reduced to two lanes through late August for bridge repairs. The ramp from Route 241/Innovation Way to I-76 eastbound will be closed. Detour will be Route 241/Innovation Way to state Route 18/East Market Street.

• I-76, between the Kenmore leg and Portage County line: Nightly lane restrictions from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for concrete pavement repairs until further notice.

• North Forge Street, between North Adams Street and North Arlington Street: Westbound lane closing for a bypass pumping project for about four weeks. A detour will be posted. Eastbound traffic will be maintained.

• Brown Street, between Johnston Street and South Street: Closed until about Aug. 19 for deck removal on the structure over Brown Street. When work is not being performed, barricades will be removed and the road will be reopened to traffic. Planned detour will use East Thornton Street, Grant Street, Morgan Avenue and Brown Street.

• West State Street, West Center Street and Ash Street, on the south side of Dart Avenue: Closed until late September as part of the Oak Park Renewal project. A detour is posted.

• West Exchange Street, between South Portage Path and South Maple Street: Right lane closings until further notice for installation of gas mains. Flaggers will assist traffic through the work zones.

• East Exchange Street, between South Arlington Street to Black Street: Lane restrictions for installation of a water main in the right westbound lane. It is expected to be completed by Sept. 9. Traffic will be maintained in both directions and shifted as work progresses. All lanes will be open after work hours. Emergency vehicles will have complete access at all times.

• River Street, between East Exchange Street and South Case Avenue: Closed until about late January for building demolition work. A detour is posted.

• Market Street downtown exit ramp off state Route 59 East: Closed until the end of the year because of construction work starting along Dart Avenue, in preparation for removal of Route 59 between West Exchange Street and West Market Street starting in February.

• Merriman Road, between Sunnyside Avenue and Kingswood Drive: Closed for a gas main replacement and sewer separation project. Detour via Memorial Parkway and North Portage Path. It is expected to be closed until December.

• East Tallmadge Avenue, between North Main Street and the west side of Elma Street: Closed until late August for a sewer lining project. Detour using South Main Street, East Cuyahoga Falls Avenue and Dayton Street.

• Wills Avenue, between Rand Avenue and Locust Street: Closed until mid-September for full improvement work to prepare for removal of Route 59. A detour will be posted. Emergency vehicles will have complete access at all times.

• Locust Street, between West State and West Center streets: Permanently closed for the expansion of the Ronald McDonald House. Access to the area will be maintained by using either West State Street or West Center Street.

• Bank Street bridge, between North Case Avenue and Williams Street: Closed until the end of September for a bridge replacement. A detour will be posted. Local traffic should use Kent Street and Williams Street to avoid construction.

• Eaton Road, between Newport and Merriman roads: Closed for several months for water main work. A detour is posted. Emergency vehicles have complete access at all times.

• Rand Avenue and Dart Avenue, between West Exchange Street and West Market Street: Work has begun on the right lanes of both streets until further notice. Once the right lanes are completed, work will be begin on the left lanes in preparation for the removal of state Route 59 between West Exchange and West Market which is planned for early in 2017. Traffic will be maintained.

• West Waterloo Road, between Eagon Street and 30th Street Southwest: Closed for sewer reconstruction until at least mid-August. A detour is posted. Emergency vehicles will have access at all times.

• Riverview Road, between Smith Road and Bath Road: Closed until further notice to rehabilitate a portion of the Main Outfall Sewer. There will also be lane restrictions from Lock 22 Plaza on Merriman to Smith Road. Detours are posted.

• West Wilbeth Road/Edwin Avenue project: Installation of new gas mains until Friday on West Wilbeth from Manchester east about 2/3 mile; Edwin Avenue, north of Lockwood Street to West Wilbeth; and Koerber Avenue, from just west of Edwin Avenue to just east of Edwin. There will be minimal lane closings and flaggers will assist with traffic flow.

• East Wilbeth Road, between Brown Street and I-77: Closed for construction until late October. A detour will be posted. Local residents and emergency vehicles will have access on East Wilbeth between South Main Street and Brown Street.

• Glendale Avenue, from Rand Avenue to the intersection of Locust Street: Closed until late 2018 for work on the combined sewer overflows project at the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel. Detours will be posted. The right lane of West Mill Street, west of Dart Avenue, and the south 150 feet of Bates Street will also be closed. Detours will be posted.

• East Market Street, between Cook Street and Willard Street: Lane restrictions for sanitary sewer repairs and water main construction until mid-September. Work includes reconstruction of walks, lighting, crosswalks and resurfacing. Lane configurations will be changed as work progresses.

• Seiberling Street, between Innovation Way/Seiberling Street roundabout and Archwood Avenue: Closed until Friday for reconstruction of sanitary sewers. Business and emergency vehicle access on Seiberling Street will be provided. Entrance to businesses may access from the roundabout or from Seiberling at Archwood Avenue dependent on location of the work site. A detour is posted.

• Dan Street, between East North Street and Evans Avenue: The road is closed for sanitary and storm sewer construction until November.

• Hickory Street, between North Street and Memorial Parkway: Closed until late 2018 to prepare for work on the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel. It includes the temporary relocation of the Towpath Trail to Hickory Street from Maple Street to near Memorial Parkway.

Other road construction:

Elsewhere in Summit County:

• I-76, between the Medina County line and Central Avenue in Norton and Barberton: Nightly lane restrictions through early August for pavement repairs.

• I-77, between Ridgewood Road and the Cuyahoga County line in Fairlawn, Copley and Bath townships and Richfield; Starting Wednesday, there will be nightly lane restrictions for crack sealing from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly until further notice.

• North Van Buren Avenue and Fairview Avenue in Barberton: Until further notice, there will be daily lane restrictions for resurfacing on North Van Buren Avenue between Robinson Avenue and Fairview Avenue, and on Fairview Avenue between Norton Avenue and state Route 619.

• Cleveland-Massillon Road, between Greenridge Road and Pleasant Drive in Norton: There will be lane restrictions through late September for placement of temporary pavement.

• State Route 8, between Graham Road and state Route 303 in Cuyahoga Falls, Stow and Hudson: Starting Tuesday evening, Route 8 will be reduced to one lane in each direction nightly for pavement repairs from 7 p.m. to 6 am. until further notice.

• State Route 18/Medina Road in Bath and Copley townships: Occasional lane restrictions between I-77 and Hametown Road for road widening until further notice.

• State Route 91 (North Avenue) southbound, between Howe Road and the Tallmadge Circle: Closed through mid-December for road widening. Detour is Howe Road to state Route 261 (Northeast Avenue).

• State Route 91, between Post Road and Glenwood Drive in Twinsburg: Daily lane restrictions for drainage installation and widening of the northbound side of state Route 91 until further notice. The project also includes drainage repairs and installation of a roundabout on Route 91 and Glenwood Drive.

• Glenwood Drive, on the west side of state Route 91 in Twinsburg: Closed through early September for road construction. Detour will be Route 91 to OFC Joshua Miktarian Memorial Parkway to Ravenna Road.

• State Route 303, from I-271 to just west of Olde 8 Road in Boston Heights and Peninsula: There will be daily lane restrictions for resurfacing through early September.

• State Route 303, just west of Olde 8 Road in Boston Heights: Reduced to one lane maintained by a traffic signal until early September for bridge rehabilitation. During this time, traffic exiting the Metro Parks trailhead onto Route 303 and on Olde 8 Road at the intersection with Route 303 will not be permitted to make right turns.

• I-271 northbound, between I-80/Ohio Turnpike and Riverview Road in Boston Township: Starting Wednesday, nightly lane restrictions through late August for crack sealing from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

• I-271 ramp closings in Richfield and Richfield Township: Through late August, the I-271 southbound ramp to state Route 303 will closed. Detour will be I-271 southbound to I-77 southbound to Wheatley Road to Brecksville Road to Route 303; and the Route 303 ramp to I-271 southbound will be closed. Detour will be Route 303 to Brecksville Road to I-271 southbound.

• I-271 in Richfield and Richfield Township: I-77 under I-271 has nightly lane restrictions for bridge construction until mid-August from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. There is a bidirectional traffic pattern on I-271 northbound from just north of the Medina County line to the Ohio Turnpike. Although two lanes of traffic will be maintained in each direction on I-271 southbound, traffic will be split with one lane of southbound traffic crossed over onto I-271 northbound while the second lane remains on the I-271 southbound side.

• I-271, between state Route 8 and the Cuyahoga County line in Macedonia: Lane restrictions for road widening until further notice. Speed limit in this area is reduced to 50 mph during construction.

• I-271 southbound, one mile south of state Route 8 in Northfield Center Township: Reduced to two 10-foot lanes for slope repair until further notice.

• State Route 82, between state Route 8 and South Bedford Road in Macedonia: There will be nightly lane restrictions for road widening until further notice.

• State Route 82, between Alexandria Drive and Longwood Park in Macedonia: Reduced to one 10-foot lane in each direction for road widening until further notice.

• Shephard Road, on the north side of state Route 82 in Macedonia: Closed through early September for road reconstruction. Detour will be state Route 82 to North Bedford Road to Ledge Road.

• I-480 in Twinsburg, Macedonia, Hudson and Twinsburg Township: There will be nightly lane restrictions between the Portage County line and Cuyahoga County line from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for pavement repairs and microsurfacing until further notice.

MEDINA COUNTY:

• I-71 southbound exit ramp and state Route 303: The ramp and Route 303 just west of the I-71 interchange will have lane restrictions for a widening project until September. Portions of Roue 303 westbound lanes and exiting lanes from I-71 southbound will be reduced to 10 feet. Route 303 westbound at the I-71 overpass will be reduced to one lane of traffic to assist clearing vehicles using the I-71 southbound exit ramp and slip ramp. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained on Route 303 in each direction elsewhere along the project corridor.

• I-71, just south of the Wayne County line to just south of I-76: Nightly lane closings this week for a preventive maintenance project. It is expected to completed in October.

• I-76, at its interchange with state Route 94 (High Street) in Wadsworth: Intermittent single-lane closings on Route 94 (High Street) as part of the Route 94 corridor improvement project. I-76 currently has the inside and outside shoulders closed. Off-peak lane closings are possible. Route 94 will be reduced to one lane of through traffic in each direction with a center left-turn lane to complete widening along the project corridor. Work will continue through October. Delays should be expected and motorists should use an alternate route when possible.

• U.S. 42 (Pearl Road)/Fenn Road improvement project: U.S. 42 will be widened for about one-half mile through the intersection of Fenn Road, as well as widening one-quarter mile of Fenn Road until October. U.S. 42 lane widths will be restricted to 11 feet in both directions and 10 feet on Fenn Road, and left-turn lanes on both roads will be restricted to 10 feet. The left turn lanes on both Pearl and Fenn roads will be closed starting Thursday as resurfacing will continue.

• State Route 162 lane closings: Route 162, from U.S. 42 to state Route 94 (excluding state Route 3 overlap) and from Route 94 to the Summit County line, will have daily intermittent lane closings for a preventive maintenance project. One lane of traffic will be maintained with flaggers. It is expected to continue until October.

• State Route 606, between Bellus Road and Great Hunt Trail: Closed for bridge resurfacing/maintenance. It is expected to reopen Aug. 22.

• Marks Road, between Center Road and Winter Brook Drive in Brunswick Hills/York townships: Closed through Friday for a culvert replacement.

• Old Mill Road, between Spencer Road and River Corners Road in Spencer Township: Closed for about two months for a bridge replacement.

• State Route 18, between state Route 83 and Bear Road in Litchfield Township: Closed until about Aug. 19 for two culvert replacements. A detour will be posted.

• River Styx Road, between Styx Hill Road and Blake Road in Guilford Township: Closed Tuesday through Thursday for a culvert replacement.

PORTAGE COUNTY:

• I-76, from just east of the Summit County line to New Milford Road in Brimfield and Rootstown townships: Daily lane restrictions until further notice for crack sealing.

• I-76 eastbound, between New Milford Road and Rock Springs Road in Edinburg and Rootstown townships: There are nightly lane restrictions from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for resurfacing until further notice.

• State Route 700 over I-76/Ohio Turnpike in Freedom Township: Closed through late August for a bridge deck replacement on the turnpike. Detour will be state Route 303 to state Route 88 to state Route 82.

• State routes 43 and 82 in Aurora: Route 82 between Route 43 and the Summit County line will have daily lane restrictions for resurfacing and striping until further notice. Route 43 between the southern Aurora limits and Route 82 and Route 43 between Treat Road and the Geauga County line will have daily lane restrictions for resurfacing until further notice.

• State Route 43, over I-80/Ohio Turnpike in Streetsboro: Lane restrictions from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily for bridge repairs through late August.

• State Route 14 over Lake Rockwell, between Diagonal Road and Price Road in Streetsboro: Occasional lane restrictions for placement of a retaining wall until further notice.

• State routes 14 and 59 in Ravenna Township: Route 59 westbound between state Route 5 and Route 14 will be closed through late August for road reconstruction. Detour is Route 5 to Route 14.

• State routes 82 and 305 in Hiram: Until further notice, Route 82 just south of Route 305 and Route 305 just west of the Route 82/state Route 700 intersection will have occasional lane restrictions for sidewalk installation.

• Norton Road, between state Route 700 and state Route 88 in Hiram Township: Closed through early September for a bridge replacement. A detour is posted.

STARK COUNTY:h

• U.S. 30 in Canton and Canton Township: Between Route 297/Raff Road and state Route 43/Waynesburg Road, there will be lane restrictions for pavement repairs and resurfacing until further notice.

• U.S. 30, between the Wayne County line and state Route 627 in Massillon and Perry and Tuscarawas townships: Until further notice, there will be daily lane restrictions for pavement striping.

• U.S. 30 in Canton and Osnaburg townships and East Canton: U.S. 30 between Trump Avenue and the eastern East Canton limits will have lane restrictions for pavement repairs and resurfacing until further notice.

• State Route 800, between 34th Street and 45th Street in Canton Township: Reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction for road widening until further notice.

• State Route 153, between Paris Avenue and state Route 183 in Washington Township: Daily lane restrictions for resurfacing until further notice.

• Freed Street, between Baird Avenue and Fox Avenue in Paris Township: Closed through late August for a bridge replacement. Detour will be Baird Avenue to state Route 172 to Fox Avenue.

WAYNE COUNTY:

• State Route 21, between the Stark County line and the Summit County line: Intermittent lane closings for a spot pavement repair project until further notice. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction at all times.

• State Route 83 and Smithville Western Road intersection: Closed to construct a roundabout. Detours are posted. The intersection is expected to reopen by the end of the week.

• State Route 604, one-half mile west of Camp Road: Closed for bridge repairs until late September. A detour is posted.

Elsewhere in Northeast Ohio:

• I-77 bridge over Cuyahoga River Valley, Independence and Cuyahoga Heights in Cuyahoga County: Painting of the structural steel on the bridge is under way. Work will take place seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with minimal impacts to traffic.

• I-71 ramps at state Route 82 and U.S. 42 (Pearl Road) in Strongsville and Middleburg Heights: Overnight this week, traffic restrictions for resurfacing from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly.

• I-71 culvert repairs in Strongsville: Work has begun to repair a culvert along I-71 north of state Route 82 (Royalton Road). It will take place on the shoulder and traffic will be maintained until further notice.

Traffic planners: Please fax traffic updates to 330-996-3033.


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