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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is overseeing a $161 million project that will make significant improvements around the Akron Beltway.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
In Summit County, Ohio, work has begun on a $161 million project that will make significant improvements around the Akron Beltway. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is overseeing the work, the largest in District 4 history, which includes a mix of roadway improvements and bridge replacements on I-76, I-77 and Route 8 in Akron.
“This project will dramatically improve pavement and safety conditions throughout these routes, providing a much smoother ride for the motorists of northeast Ohio for many years to come,” said Gery Noirot, ODOT District 4 deputy director. Specifically, the project calls for reconstruction of I-76 between East Avenue to Princeton Street; I77 from SR 8 to Waterloo Road; the resurfacing of State Route 8 just north of I-77/I-76; the addition
of a southbound lane on State Route 8 between Carroll Street and Beacon Street; and the reconstruction of the left-hand ramps on I-76. “Currently, the I-76 Kenmore leg is closed while crews work on the pavement replacement on I-77 between East Avenue and Vernon Odem Boulevard,” said ODOT District 4 spokesperson Ramon Marsch. see AKRON page 4
“This project will dramatically improve pavement and safety conditions throughout these routes, providing a much smoother ride for the motorists of northeast Ohio for many years to come.”
Gery Noirot
Ohio Department of Transportation