Prep work for Routes 224/11 project now set to start Feb. 16

CANFIELD

Prep work for the replacement of the U.S. Route 224 bridge over state Route 11 will begin Feb. 16.

Ohio Department of Transportation spokesman Brent Kovacs said the main work will still begin in early March. The prep work will entail “a lot of work off the roadway with various lane restrictions,” he said.

The early March projection for the start of the main work is “very tentative” based on weather and equipment, Kovacs added.

The contractor is A.P. O’Horo of Liberty. The project will cost about $5.4 million. It will mirror the recent U.S. Route 224-Interstate 680 project in Boardman and is expected to occur from March to October.

Construction will stop the week before, the week of and the week after the Canfield Fair. Fair traffic will be diverted onto South Raccoon Road.

Fair organizers have said that they will work with authorities to make sure the word is out about alternative ways to get to the yearly event.

Learn the details of the project and plans for school buses in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.