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AKRON–After a brief delay in the project, drivers in Akron are in for a traffic-induced headache beginning this week. The Ohio Department of Transportation will officially begin a massive bridge removal and reconstruction in the area of that city’s central interchange.
The following changes begin Tuesday and last until further notice:
- I-76 between Grant St. and Inman St. will be reduced to two lanes in each direction.
- The ramp from I-77 northbound to I-76 westbound will be closed. The detour will be I-277 westbound to I-76/Kenmore Leg eastbound.
- The ramp from SR 8 southbound to I-77 northbound/I-76 westbound will be closed.
- The detour will be SR 59 southbound to I-77 northbound/I-76 westbound.
On Wednesday morning, August 10, the ramp from I-76 eastbound to I-77 southbound will be CLOSED through late November for bridge removal. The detour will be I-76/Kenmore Leg westbound to I-277 eastbound to I-77 southbound.
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