Here’s a list of new and ongoing repairs being made within the surrounding area.
New Repairs
State Route 8 in the City of Cuyahoga Falls
(Monday, July 24 – Thursday, July 27)
Beginning Monday morning, July 24, at 10 a.m., the ramp from Portage Trail to SR 8 southbound will be closed through Thursday, July 27 at 8 p.m. for bridge repairs. The detour will be Portage Trail to 2nd Street to Broad Blvd. to SR 8.
(Monday, August 14 – Friday, August 18)
Beginning Monday, August 14, at 10 a.m., the ramp from SR 8 northbound to Portage Trail will be closed through Friday, August 18, at 8 p.m. for bridge repairs. The detour will be SR 8 northbound to Broad Blvd. to Newberry St. to Portage Trail.
(until further notice)
The pedestrian bridge just south of Graham Rd., over SR 8 is closed through early August for bridge repairs.
(until further notice)
SR 8 between Howe Ave. and Graham Rd. has various daily and nightly lane restrictions for bridge repairs. These restrictions will occur between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. This work is part of a $4.6 million project to resurface SR 8 between Howe Rd. and Graham Rd., SR 303 from east of Chittenden Rd. to Olde 8 and on SR 261 from just west of SR 8 to N. Main St. The project also includes miscellaneous bridge repairs. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by October 2017.
Interstate 271 in Richfield Village & Richfield Township
(Friday, July 28 – Monday, July 31)
Beginning Friday, July 28, at 6 p.m., the ramp from I-77 northbound to I-271 northbound will be CLOSED for resurfacing. The detour will be I-77 northbound to SR 82 eastbound to SR 8 southbound.
(until further notice)
I-271 from just north of the Medina County line to the Ohio Turnpike has various daily lane restrictions for resurfacing. This work is part of a $46.4 million project to reconstruct the pavement along I-271 from Broadview Rd. to the Ohio Turnpike. Then entire project is scheduled to be completed by late July 2017.
Ongoing Repairs
State Route 8 in the City of Cuyahoga Falls
(until further notice)
The SR 8 northbound and southbound exit ramps at Howe Ave. have various daily lane restrictions to lengthen the exit ramps at the SR 8 and Howe Ave. interchange. This work is part of a $700,000 project to increase storage capacity at the SR 8 northbound and southbound ramps at Howe Ave. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by August 2017.
State Routes 8 & 59; Interstate 271
(until further notice)
The following routes have various daily lane restrictions for microsurfacing:
SR 8 between SR 82 and Ledge Rd.
SR 59 between Oak Park Blvd. and the Silver Lake Corporation limit.
I-271 between Boston Mills Rd. to just south of SR 8
This work is part of a $1.2 million project to microsurface portions of SR 8, SR 59 and I-271 in Summit County. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by late July 2017.
Interstate 271 in Richfield Township and the Village of Richfield
(until further notice)
I-271 between the Medina County line and Brecksville Rd. has various lane restrictions during non-peak hours for bridge painting. This work is part of a $1.9 million project to make bridge repairs to the Medina Line Rd., Southern Rd. and Everett Rd. bridges over I-271. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by late September 2017.
For further information please link to Ohio Department of Transportation
