State highway projects in the Mahoning Valley area

The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Weekly Construction Schedule

Construction Conditions

Mahoning County

***NEW***

State Route 534 in Berlin and Milton Townships

(Wednesday, August 15 – until further notice)

Beginning Wednesday, August 15, SR 534 between US 224 and Mahoning Avenue will be closed through late August for culvert repairs. The detour will be US 224 to SR 45 to Mahoning Avenue (view detour). This work is part of ODOT maintenance and repairs and the entire project is scheduled to be complete by late August 2007.

State Route 534 in Goshen Township

(Monday, August 13 – until further notice)

Beginning Monday, August 13, SR 534 between US 62 and SR 165 will be closed through late September for two culvert replacements. The detour will be US 62 to SR 165 (view detour). This work Is part of a $320,000 project to replace two culverts on SR 534, one just south of Garfield Street and one just south of the Conrail railroad overpass. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by late September 2007.

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· The Covington Street Bridge is closed until early September. The detours are:

Southbound – Parmalee Avenue to Belmont Avenue to Arlington Street (view detour).

Northbound – Madison Avenue to Belmont Avenue to Hayman Street (view detour).

In addition, US 422 under Covington Street has various lane restrictions throughout the week.

· The Belmont Avenue Bridge is reduced to one lane in each direction through early September. The following truck detours are:

Southbound – Caroline Street to Fifth Avenue to Grant Street

Northbound – Madison Avenue to Ford Street to Grace Street.

This work is part of a $9.3 million project to rehabilitate six bridges in the city. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by September 2007.

Construction Conditions

Trumbull County

***ONGOING***

State Route 5 in Bazetta Township

(Until further notice)

SR 5 between the Center of The World and Elm Street has various shoulder closures and occasional lane restrictions for sign replacements. This work is part of a project to replace signs on SR 5 from the Center of the World to Elm Street. The project is scheduled to be complete by September 2007.

State Route 5 in Bazetta Township

(Until further notice)

SR 5 between the Warren bypass and SR 46 has various lane restrictions in either direction for asphalt resurfacing and signal improvements. This work is part of a $1.5 million project to resurface SR 5 from the Warren Bypass to SR 46 in Cortland. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by late September 2007.

State Routes 5, 7 & 305 in Hartford, Vernon and Kinsman Townships

(Until further notice)

SR’s 5, 7 & 305 have various lane restrictions for paving and chip sealing work until early September. This work is part of a $900,000 project to resurface SR 7 from SR 5 to just north of SR 609 and the chip sealing of SR 305 and SR 5 from SR 7 to the Pennsylvania state line. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by early September 2007.

U.S. Route 62 in Hubbard Township

(Until further notice)

US 62 at Interstate 80 has various nightly lane restrictions from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for signal installation. This work is part of a $800,000 project to widen the intersection of US 62 at Interstate 80. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by October 2007.