Commissioners OK $280K to fund roundabout design

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners have hired a New Albany, Ohio, company to design the Five Points roundabout.

The construction will be funded in full by the federal government.

The commissioners this morning approved a $280,025 agreement with Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton and Tilton Inc. for design engineering services for the $1.5 million traffic circle, for which funding was approved in February 2015.

The roundabout will be at the intersection of Western Reserve, North Lima and Springfield roads, which is now controlled by stop signs.

The intersection is on the border of Poland and Springfield townships.

The project goal is to improve traffic flow and safety in the intersection; and the work is being funded from money dedicated to reducing traffic congestion and air pollution from idling vehicles.

The commissioners also approved a $45,000 agreement with the county engineer’s office to maintain roads used to haul waste to local landfills, with the money coming from landfill waste dumping fees the county collects.

The commissioners also awarded the $56,832 Sexton Street resurfacing project in Struthers to R.T. Vernal Paving and Excavating Co. of North Lima.