Area transportation needs are prioritized

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None of the projects is expected to be reality soon, but Eastgate Regional Council of Governments is submitting a new list of projects for state and federal funding consideration.

Eastgate’s Technical Advisory Committee on Thursday passed a resolution prioritizing seven major projects in its 2030 long-range transportation plan.

First is the $185 million Hubbard Arterial project.

“The city of Youngstown is now the sponsor,” said Kathleen Rodi, Eastgate’s transportation director.

A sponsor takes the lead on a project.

The work would involve construction of a four-lane arterial from Albert Street to Interstate 80. It will likely be many years, though, before the project actually happens, officials said.

It would extend from U.S Route 62 at Albert Street in the city, wind through the east side of the city into Hubbard Township where it will connect with a new interchange at Interstate 80. A new structure also would be built over the Norfolk Southern Railroad.

The Eastgate committee’s action sends the resolution to the Transportation Review Advisory Council at the state level.

Read more in Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com