Summit County:
Construction update
August 04, 2022 | ODOT
Week of August 8, 2022
Summit County (Thursday, August 4, 2022) – The following construction
projects are anticipated to affect highways in Summit County next week. All
scheduled work is weather permitting.
Interstate 76 widening and reconstruction, Akron & Barberton –
reconfiguration of I-76/Wooster Rd./State St. interchange to improve traffic.
Project also includes widening of I-76 between Summit Rd. and
27th St. Estimated completion, summer 2022.
CONTINUING IMPACT –
SR 619 has various lane restrictions between State St. and Kenmore Blvd. for
resurfacing.I-76 between I-76/Kenmore Leg and State St. has occasional lane
restrictions.
Interstate 76/77 Akron Beltway reconstruction, Akron – reconstruction of
I-76/I-77 between Princeton Ave. to V. Odom Blvd., I-77 between Cole Ave. and
Waterloo Rd., and at State Route 8/I-76/I-77 Central Interchange.
NEW IMPACT – Beginning Monday, August 15, the ramp from I-76 westbound to
Dart Ave./SR 59 will be closed through late September. The detour will be Main
St. to Thornton St. to Dart Ave.
CONTINUING IMPACTS - The following lane restrictions and closures are
currently in place:
The ramp from State Route 8 southbound to I-77 northbound/I-76 westbound
is CLOSED through May 2023. The detour is I-77 southbound to I-277
westbound to I-76/Kenmore Leg northbound.The ramp from I-77 northbound to I-76
westbound is CLOSED through May 2023. The detour is I-277 westbound
to I-76/Kenmore Leg northbound.The ramp from I-77 northbound to I-76 eastbound
is CLOSED through late fall 2022. The detour is I-277 westbound to
I-76/Kenmore Leg to I-76 eastbound.The ramp from I-277/U.S. 224 westbound to
I-77 northbound is CLOSED through late fall 2022. The detour is I-277
westbound to I-76/Kenmore Leg.The ramp from I-277/U.S. 224 eastbound to I-77
northbound is CLOSED through late fall 2022. The detour is
I-76/Kenmore Leg.The ramp from Waterloo Rd. to I-77 northbound
is CLOSED through late fall 2022. The detour is Waterloo Rd. to Main
St.The ramp from State Route 764/Wilbeth Rd. to I-77 northbound
is CLOSED through late fall 2022. The detour is Coventry St. to
Waterloo Rd. to Main St.The ramp from I-77 southbound to Lovers Lane/Cole Ave.
is permanently closed. Motorists should use the Archwood Ave. exit.All
ramps to SR 59/Akron Innerbelt westbound from Rand Ave./Rhodes Ave. are closed
through late fall 2022. The detour is SR 261/V. Odom Blvd.The ramp from I-76
westbound to East Ave. is closed through late fall 2022. The detour is I-76
west/I-77 north to V. Odom Blvd. to East Ave.The ramp from I-77 northbound to
Wilbeth Rd. is closed through late September 2022. The detour is U.S.
224 eastbound to Kelly Ave.I-77 northbound between I-277/U.S. 224 and the
Central Interchange is reduced to two lanes.Motorists traveling on I-76
west/I-77 north between Princeton St. and the Kenmore Leg should be aware of a
contraflow pattern. I-76 west/I-77 north is split into two separate lanes. The
right lane is traveling on I-76 west/I-77 north while the left lane is crossed
over onto I-76 east/I-77 south. Traffic wishing to exit at Dart Ave. or
I-76/Kenmore Leg needs to remain in the right lane.I-77/SR 8 northbound between
LaFollette St. and Perkins St. has a new traffic patten. Northbound motorists are
spilt into two separate lanes. The left lane is crossed over onto the
southbound direction while the right lane remains on the northbound
side. Motorists wishing to exit at Carrol St. from SR 8 northbound will
need to stay in the right lane.
Interstate 77 resurfacing, Akron
I-77 northbound and southbound between V. Odom Blvd. and Ridgewood Miller Rd.
has various nightly lane restrictions. Estimated completion, late
September 2022.
Interstate 77/277/U.S.224 pavement replacement and widening, Coventry Township
NEW IMPACT – Beginning on Monday, August 8, the ramp from I-277/U.S. 224
westbound to I-77 southbound will be CLOSED through late September.
The detour will be I-277 westbound to Main St. to I-277 eastbound to I-77
southbound.
NEW IMPACT – On Friday evening, August 12, at 10 p.m., I-77 northbound at
I-277/U.S. 224 will be CLOSED through Saturday morning, August 13, at
7 a.m. for bridge beam placement. The detour will be I-77 northbound exit to
U.S. 224 eastbound to Kelly Ave. to I-277/U.S. 224 westbound to I-77
northbound.
NEW IMPACT – On Saturday evening, August 13, at 10 p.m., I-77 northbound
at I-277/U.S. 224 will be CLOSED through Sunday morning, August 14,
at 7 a.m. for bridge beam placement. The detour will be I-77 northbound exit to
U.S. 224 eastbound to Kelly Ave. to I-277/U.S. 224 westbound to I-77
northbound.
CONTINUING IMPACT - The following lane restrictions and closure is
currently in place:
I-77 southbound traffic is placed in a contraflow traffic pattern. I-77
southbound traffic is split, with the left lane being crossed over onto I-77
northbound, while the right two lanes will continue on I-77
southbound. Motorists wishing to exit at Arlington Rd. need to remain in
the right lanes.I-77 northbound and southbound between I-277/U.S. 224 and
Arlington Rd. is reduced to three 11-foot lanes.The ramp from I-277 eastbound
to I-77 southbound is reduced to one lane.Warner Rd. under I-77 has occasional
daily closures between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. A detour will be posted.
Estimated completion, July 2024.
Interstate 480 resurfacing, Macedonia, Twinsburg & Hudson
I-480 between the Portage County line and the Cuyahoga line has various nightly
lane restrictions between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Estimated completion, November
2022.
State Route 8 reconstruction in Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Hudson & Boston
Heights
State Route 8 northbound and southbound between Graham Rd. and SR 303 has
various daily and nightly lane restrictions for bridge repairs and
striping.Graham Rd. over SR 8 has various daily lane restrictions.
Estimated completion, early August 2022.
State Routes 93 & 162 resurfacing, Akron
The following locations have daily lane restrictions for resurfacing:
SR 93 between Wilbeth Rd. and V. Odom Blvd.SR 162 between Glendale Ave. and
Storer Ave.
Estimated completion, mid-August 2022.
State Route 619, sanitary sewer, Green
SR 619 eastbound from just east of Fortuna Dr. to just east of I-77
is closed through mid-August for sanitary sewer work performed by the
City of Green. The detour is Arlington Rd. to Boettler Rd. to SR
241. Estimated completion, late August 2022.
Brecksville Rd. resurfacing, Richfield
Brecksville Rd. between SR 303 and SR 21 has various lane
restrictions. Estimated completion, late August 2022.
Wooster Rd./Robinson Ave. intersection improvements, Barberton
The following lane restrictions and closure are in place:
Northbound Wooster Rd. N. is closed at Robinson Ave. through late
August. The detour is 2nd St. to Paige Ave.Wooster Rd. W. between
3rd and 4th St. is reduced to one lane in each direction through late
September.Wooster Rd. W. between from 3rd St. to Robinson Ave. is reduced
to one lane westbound and two lanes eastbound through late September.
Estimated completion, June 2023.