METRO DIGEST || Lowellville Road Lane restrictions

Lane restrictions

STRUTHERS

Beginning Monday, Lowellville Road between state Route 616 and the eastern Struthers corporation limit will have various lane restrictions for roadway resurfacing. This work is part of a $200,000 project to resurface Lowellville Road and is set to be completed by late October.

Traffic light

POLAND

Work to install a traffic light at U.S. Route 224 and Pennsylvania Avenue begins Monday, the Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 announced.

Route 224 will have lane restrictions during the $100,000 project, which will be completed by mid-November.

Workshop planned

Youngstown

The Mahoning County One Stop is having an Ex-Offenders Resource Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at 141 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Local ex-offenders can discover and learn new tools to break the barriers to their success. Space is limited. To register, call 330-965-1787 or visit www.onestopohio.org.

Grant program

Youngstown

The Eastgate Regional Council of Governments has announced that its 2012 Specialized Transportation Grant Program (STP) will provide grant approval for STP vehicles to four local agencies in Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

The program provides funds to assist organizations in providing transportation services to meet the special needs of those who are disabled or elderly. The capital-grant funds can be used to purchase vehicles, mobility management services and other transportation-related equipment.

The agencies receiving grant approval for vehicles include the Antonine Sisters Adult Day Care, Easter Seals of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties, Golden String, and the Trumbull County action program. If you have any questions about this process, contact Kathy Zook at kzook@eastgatecog.org, or call 330-779-3800.

New signal planned

Boardman

Mahoning County commissioners have hired Thomas Fok & Associates Ltd. of Youngstown for $28,056 to provide engineering services to design a traffic signal for McClurg Road and South Avenue.

County Engineer Richard A. Marsico told commissioners this week that Boardman trustees and police have been advocating installation of a traffic light at that heavily traveled intersection, but Marsico said it’s not among the top accident or congestion areas. The new signal likely will be installed next year, he said.

Clothing giveaway

Youngstown

Greater Friendship Baptist Church, 646 Lakewood Ave., is hosting an end-of-summer clothing giveaway for men, women and children from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Shoes donated by Reyers Shoe Store will be available in addition to clothing. The event is sponsored by the Dress to Succeed Ministry.

Attendees can preregister for food baskets to be given away Nov. 17 for Thanksgiving. Identification is required for preregistration.

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