ODOT, Mayor Shammas Malik mark completion of Akron Beltway reconstruction

Описание: After four years of construction, the $160 million Interstate 76/Interstate 77 Akron Beltway reconstruction project is now complete.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday morning at the west entrance to the Rubber City Heritage Trail Pedestrian Bridge over I-77, near Lafollette Street and Burkhardt Avenue.

"This project has been a long time in the making, and we are very excited to get it across the finish line," said ODOT District 4 Deputy Director Gery Noirot.

ODOT began the project in 2021 with the goal of making substantial improvements around the Akron Beltway.

Work included pavement replacement and the addition of lanes on I-77 between U.S. 224 and State Route 8, pavement replacement on I-76/I-77 from Princeton Avenue to the I-77/State Route 261 interchange, and pavement replacement on I-76, I-77 and State Route 8 at the Central Interchange.

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