UPDATE | Defective traffic signal at US Route 224 and Market Street repaired

BOARDMAN — The traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 and Market Street (state Route 7) was out for a time this afternoon.

Brent Kovacs, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said crews repaired the light that was on flashing red later today.

Details on what caused the problem were unavailable. Kovacs, however, reminded drivers that if they face a flashing red light to treat it as a four-way stop.