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SUMMIT COUNTY: Weekly Construction Update

WEEK OF MAY 24

AKRON, Ohio (Thursday, May 20, 2021) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Summit County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.

     Interstate 76/77 Akron Beltway

Interstate 76/77 Akron Beltway reconstruction, Akron – reconstruction of I-76/I-77 between Princeton Ave. to V. Odom Blvd., I-77 between Cole Ave. and Waterloo Rd., and at State Route 8/I-76/I-77 Central Interchange.
NEW IMPACT Beginning on Tuesday evening, May 25 and continuing through Friday morning, May 28, I-77 southbound between the Central Interchange and Waterloo Rd. will have various nightly lane restrictions for striping. These restrictions will occur nightly between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
NEW IMPACTS – Beginning Thursday evening, June 3, at 10 p.m. the following ramps will be closed through mid-August:

  • I-77 south to I-76/Kenmore Leg. The detour will be I-76 eastbound to I-77 southbound to I-277 westbound to I-76 westbound. (Alternate Route: I-77 southbound to SR-21 southbound to I-76)
  • The I-76/I-77 westbound ramp to I-76/Kenmore Leg. The detour will be I-77 southbound to I-277 westbound to I-76 westbound.
  • Odom Blvd. to I-77 southbound. The detour will be Romig Road to State Street to I-76/U.S. 224 eastbound to I-277 to I-77
  • I-77 northbound to V. Odom Blvd. The detour will be I-77 northbound to Copley Rd. to I-77 southbound to V. Odom Blvd.
  • I-76/U.S. 224 eastbound ramp to I-76/Kenmore Leg. The detour will be I-277 eastbound to I-77 northbound to I-76.
  • I-277 westbound to I-76/Kenmore Leg. The detour will be I-77 northbound to I-76. (Alternate route I-76 westbound to State Route 21 northbound to I-77).
  • Kenmore Blvd. to I-76/Kenmore Leg. The detour will be Wooster Road to State Street to I-76.
  • 22nd to I-76/Kenmore Leg. The detour will be 22nd St. to Kenmore Blvd. to East Ave. to I-76 west.

     State Route 8 project

State Route 8 reconstruction in Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Hudson & Boston Heights – complete pavement replacement on State Route 8 between Graham Rd. and State Route 303. Estimated completion, July 2022.
NEW IMPACT – Beginning on Tuesday, June 1, Hudson Dr. under State Route 8 will be closed through mid-July for bridge construction. The detour will be Graham Rd. to Wyoga Lake to Steels Corners to Hudson Dr.
NEW IMPACT – Beginning on Monday, June 7, the ramp from State Route 8 southbound to Graham Rd. will be closed through early July. The detour will be Steels Corners Rd. to Wyoga Lake Rd. to Graham Rd.