ROAD WORK | Construction update The Ohio and Pennsylvania transportation departments are working on these roads in Mahoning, Trumbull and Mercer counties this week.

MAHONING
Beaver Township: The off-ramp from Interstate 680 southbound to the eastbound Ohio Turnpike will be closed until Nov. 15 for construction work at the interchange. Motorists will have to enter the turnpike at the state Route 7 interchange in North Lima.
Youngstown: U.S. Route 422 (Martin Luther King Boulevard) between state Routes 711 and 193, and state Route 289 between state Route 193 and the Madison Avenue Expressway have various lane restrictions. U.S. Route 422 from the Old Division Street entrance to Lafayette Street is reduced to one lane in each direction until mid-October.Youngstown: The state Route 711 ramp from Stephens Street to Interstate 680 is closed until the fall. The detour route is Salt Springs Road to North Meridian Road to I-680. Also, the 711 bridge (Division Street) is closed.Youngstown: The state Route 193 "Blue Bridge" is reduced to one lane in each direction, and the westbound exit ramp from the bridge to I-680 northbound is closed until late fall 2005.Austintown: State Route 46 at the Route 46-Interstate 80 interchange is reduced to one lane in each direction. The work is part of the $7.2 million project to widen Route 46 to five lanes through the interchange from Silica Road to Webb Road. The project is scheduled for completion by late summer 2005.Boardman and Youngstown: The bridge carrying Thalia Avenue over I-680 is closed until November while the bridge is rehabilitated.
Milton/Jackson townships: The Interstate 76 westbound exit ramp to state Route 534 is closed. The detour is Bailey Road to Mahoning Avenue to state Route 534. The I-76 bridge at Duck Creek Road is closed. The posted detour is Silica Road to Bailey Road to Mahoning Avenue. This work is part of a project to reconstruct I-76 and rehabilitate bridges. It is scheduled for completion in fall 2005.Boardman and Youngstown: I-680 from U.S. Route 224 to the Williamson Avenue overpass will have nightly lane restrictions from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. for resurfacing until further notice. There may also be daytime ramp restrictions, but traffic will be maintained.
TRUMBULL
Liberty: From now until Nov. 15, the temporary two-lane I-80 from the state Route 11 northbound ramp to just east of Belmont Avenue will be open for all eastbound traffic, with a temporary exit ramp to Belmont Avenue. After Nov. 15, this will become the state Route 711 northbound exit ramp to I-80. The exit ramp from state Route 11 southbound to I-80 eastbound is closed until further notice.
Girard: U.S. Route 422 from I-80 to the city's northern corporation limits is reduced to one lane in each direction. The project calls for widening about three miles of Route 422 and should be completed in the fall.Brookfield: State Route 82 is being resurfaced, and seven bridges along the route are being reconstructed. Route 82 is reduced to one lane in each direction between Collar-Price and Warner roads until further notice.Newton Falls/Warren: State Route 5 is reduced to one lane in each direction from the Warren city limits to the Portage County line. The resurfacing is slated to be completed in the fall.
Niles: Traffic will be restricted from 9:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the intersection of state Route 46 and U.S. Route 422 while B & amp;B Contractors and Developers of Youngstown do excavation work for underground utilities.
MERCER
Valley-Flat Road, Jefferson Township: shoulder work.
Stoneboro Road, Fairview Township: ditching.
Beatty School Road, Salem Township: pipe replacement. The road will be closed during daytime hours.
Wasser Bridge Road, Hempfield Township: ditching.
Rutledge Road, Delaware Township: bridge repairs.
State Street, Hermitage: drainage repairs, expect lane closures and delays.
Bedford Road, Shenango Township: drainage repairs, expect lane closures and delays.
Leesburg Station Road, Springfield Township: drainage repairs, road closed to through traffic.
West Jamestown Road, Greene Township: ditching.
Clarksville Road, Jefferson and Coolspring townships: seal coating, road closed to through traffic, detours posted.
Hendersonsville Road, Sandy Lake and Worth townships: seal coating, road closed to through traffic, detours posted.
Fredonia Road, Sandy Lake Township: seal coating, road closed to through traffic, detours posted.
Lamor Road, Jefferson Township and Hermitage: road paving, lane restrictions, expect delays.
Interstate 79, Milepost 110 to Milepost 116: brushing.