AkronNewsNow | Akron Area Traffic

Summit County

- ODOT will be restricting the southbound lanes of I-271 in Boston Township over the Cuyahoga River. Police will be out helping ODOT officials keep traffic moving slowly so they can have a space to unload hundreds of thousands of pounds of steel beams. You will see 10-15 minute delays between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily for the next few weeks.

- Brown Street between Thornton and Exchange Streets is closed for road reconstruction effective Monday, May 5. This is the first of two closures on Brown and will last approximately three weeks. The second closure will occur later in the summer. Detour is suggested via Thornton, Spicer and Exchange Streets.

- Portage Trail between Front Street and Fourth Street is getting rebuilt starting Monday, May 5. Traffic is still permitted through the area, but it is down to one lane in each direction. That work expected to be finished up within seven or eight weeks.

- North Portage Path is closed between Barcelona Avenue to mark Drive for road reconstruction. That will remain closed throughout the summer. Traffic detoured via Merriman and Memorial Parkway.

- General Street between East Market and Englewood Avenue will be closed for road reconstruction. The job should be completed by May 2. Traffic detoured via East Market and Seiberling Street.

- Crews will be forming and pouring a pier and abutment for the new bikeway bridge over Route 59. In order to complete this work, Ramp C (Route 59 to Dart to West Market) will be closed for two weeks effective Monday, April 28. Detour is Route 59 to Main Street to West Market. The new bridge is part of the Cascade Locks Bikeway Phase 2A project, which is scheduled for completion in August.

- Traffic pattern changes are now in place on Steels Corners Rd. at the SR 8 interchange and at the intersection of Steels Corners Rd./Allen Road/Hudson Drive. As a result, the available lanes on Steels Corners Rd. have been reduced or changed. Delays can be expected, especially during the afternoons.
As a reminder, SR 8, the SR 8 southbound exit ramp to Steels Corners Rd. and Steels Corners Rd. over SR 8 will have additional nightly lane restrictions throughout the remainder of the week. These lane restrictions will occur from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. nightly. By weekâ€™s end, the following traffic changes will be in place on both SR 8 and Steels Corners Rd. SR 8 northbound and southbound will be reduced to two lanes in each direction at Steels Corners Rd. The SR 8 southbound exit ramp to Steels Corners Rd. will be reduced to one lane at the Steels Corners Rd. intersection. Steels Corners Rd. over SR 8 will have lane changes and/or closures.
This work is the beginning of a $5.7 million project to widen and reconstruct Steels Corners Rd. from the SR 8 interchange to the Steels Corners Rd./Allen Road/Hudson Drive intersection. The project also includes the reconstruction of the existing ramps at SR 8, the Steels Corners Rd. bridge over SR 8 and both Hudson Dr. and Allen Rd. at the intersection of Steels Corners Rd. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by late September 2009.

- The right lane on southbound Manchester Road from Waterloo Road to Carnegie Avenue will be closed beginning April 7 as crews install utility lines. The lane will remain closed until further notice.

- North Howard Street from Olive Street to Cuyahoga Street will be closed for construction beginning April 7 until further notice. Follow the detour signs posted.

- Dart Avenue from Mill Street to West Market Street will be closed for construction beginning April 7. It will remain closed until fall for construction of an addition to the Superblock Parking Deck. Motorists will still have access to the parking deck from Mill Street.

- The closure of the SR 21 northbound exit ramp to I-77 south in Copley Township will take place at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, and remain so until mid-July. Detour signs are posted.

- State Route 21 northbound at Interstate 77 will be reduced to one lane on Friday, March 21 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. noon. This work is part of a $60.2 million project to widen and reconstruct I-77 from SR 162 (Copley Road) to SR 21. Included is the reconstruction of the Ridgewood and Brunsdorph Road bridges and the off-ramp from I-77 northbound to SR 21 south. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by September 2008.

- Beginning Monday March 17 contractors will resume work on West Market Street from Pershing Avenue to the railroad crossing - work will occur in the eastbound lanes during daytime hours only as contractors begin to construct storm sewer inlets - the construction zones will reopen every evening and remain open until the following morning and it is anticipated this work will require about two weeks.

- Effective March 3, 2008, North Hawkins Avenue is closed between Garman Road, south of the railroad crossing to Shatto Avenue for the installation of sewer lines. This closure is expected to last six weeks. While this construction is underway, access to North Hawkins to residents will be permitted. Suggested detour to bypass the construction is Garman Road to Castle Blvd. to Fairfax Road.

- Two lanes of East Market Street near Adolph Avenue will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning Monday, February 25 at 7 p.m. This closure is for the construction of an underground duct bank and installation of water lines across Market. One lane of travel for each direction will be maintained for the duration of the construction.

- I-77 is under construction to add a third lane between Copley Road and State Route 18, including construction of new noise walls and reconstruction of existing wall. The project also includes improvements to the bridges and ramps in the city of Fairlawn and Bath Township.

- Adolph Avenue is closed between Market and Forge Streets for the installation of waterlines. Access to the ER at Akron City Hospital will be maintained throughout. Traffic from Market Street is detoured to Fountain Street and Forge Street traffic is directed to Goodkirk Street.

- White Pond is closed from the Frank Blvd. railroad crossing to north of Scudder Drive until April 2008. You can follow Frank Blvd. to West Market Street, South Hawkins and Mull Avenue. Detour signs are posted.

- Lane restrictions on I-271 in the southbound direction. ODOT is switching the inside lanes onto the newly constructed bridge section.

- Down to one lane in each direction along I-271 over the Cuyahoga River. Construction underway to replace the twin bridges.

- I-76E/Rt. 224 E from the Summit/Medina County line to just west of Rt. 21 in Norton (about a mile) is reduced to one lane for resurfacing.

- Riverview Road in Boston Township under I-271 closed through mid-July for bridge work. The posted detour: Columbia Road to Black Road to SR 303.

- Twinsburg Rd. at Rt. 8 is closed until September 2009. The detour routes are as follows: Hines Hill to Walters Rd. to Twinsburg Rd.; and Hines Hill to Olde Eight Rd. to Twinsburg Rd.

Medina County

-SR 18 between Foote Road and Victor Road, will have intermittent single lane closures for driveway reconstruction work as part of a bridge replacement project. One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times in each direction. This work is expected to be finished by May 2, 2008.

- Major reconstruction and widening of I-71, including the addition of a third lane in each direction from approximately a half mile north of Leroy Road to one mile north of the I-76 interchange. Lane restrictions are likely. Drivers are asked to use extra caution in the area. The work expected to finish by July 31, 2010. UPDATE: Beginning at 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. every night until April 16, I-71 will be down to one lane of traffic. Also through April 18 from I-76 will be down to one lane of traffic from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

- SR 83 at its intersection with County Road 97 (Greenwich Road) in the Village of Lodi, is closed for a bridge replacement and profile alignment improvement project.

- SR 18 between Windfall Rd. and the Medina/Summit County line is down to one lane for construction. Boneta Rd. is closed at SR 18.

- Ryan Road under I-77 is closed (until further notice) for work as part of the I-71 and I-76 construction project.

Portage County

- 76E at the turnpike, near Bailey detour: Mahoning Ave to Rt. 46, detour signs posted.

- Mogadore: Cleveland Avenue, Route 532 in Mogadore between Mogadore Road and Albrecht Avenue is closed until further notice. The road closing is due to emergency road repairs taking place on this stretch.

- In Brimfield Township, SR 43 between Tallmadge and Saxe Rd. is closed until further notice. Also, SR 43 remains closed between Tallmadge and Dussel and Overlook and Doralee.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES (sorted by county):

Summit County

The eastbound ramp from I-76/US 224 to I-76/I-277 (the Kenmore Leg) is reduced to one lane until further notice.

I-271 in Boston Township over the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is down to one lane each way daily from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. until October 2009.

Rt. 8 under I-271 both ways will have various lane restrictions daily from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. until September 2009.

Rt. 8S, south of I-271, will have daily lane restrictions from 8:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m. (until further notice). I-271N at the I-271/Rt.8 interchange is down to one lane. The right lane is an exit only lane to Rt. 8.

SR 21 at Reimer and Greenwich roads is down to one lane in each direction until further notice for bridge construction.

West Market from Waldorf Drive to the RR Crossing is down to one lane each way as crews relocate utility poles. UPDATE: Construction will continue for a few months. Motorists should be aware that one lane conditions exist in either or both directions. The lane restrictions change frequently and sometimes daily.

Stark County

Bridge deck work by ODOT crews has narrowed traffic on I-77 southbound at the Whipple Avenue Belden Village exit to two lanes. Traffic may begin to back up toward the Portage Street exit at peak times, creating delays. The bridge work is expected to take several hours. Motorists heading southbound could exit at Portage Street, then re-enter 77 South near the mall.

Tusc St. from I-77 to Schroyer Ave, is down to one lane each way until fall 2007.

I-77 is down to two lanes in either or both directions at different times in the day between The Akron Canton Airport and Portage Street. From 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m. in the same area, only one lane will be able to get by so crews can paint the road and make repairs.

I-77S in Jackson and Plain Townships is reduced to two lanes from 7a.m. to 7 p.m. from the Akron Canton Airport to Fulton Road for pavement work.

Portage County

SR 43 in Kent between SR 261 and Main Street will be down to one lane (until further notice) as part of a resurfacing project.