Projects & Initiatives

Bridge is now open.

The West Bath Road Bridge was closed for 150 days starting June 3, 2019. This project is on schedule to reopen November 1, 2019. Downtime was built into the project schedule in order for engineers to analyze bridge beams, complete the final design, and order the steel needed after determining how much of the current bridge was still useable. This project includes rehabilitation of the existing three-span, continuous steel beam structure (Structure No. AKR-048-0615) carrying West Bath Road (CR 48) over the Cuyahoga River. Rehabilitation items include: new reinforced concrete deck, new bridge railing, structural steel repairs, field painting of structural steel, substructure repairs, new reinforced concrete approach slabs, and minimal approach roadway work (pavement, drainage, guardrail, etc.) necessary to tie-in to the bridge. JD Williamson was the contractor on this $1.2 million dollar design-build project. 

This $12.2 million dollar safety improvement project is being administerd by the Ohio Department of Transportation. ODOT controls three of four legs of the intersection with Summit County responsible for the southern leg. The project will widen Canton Road/SR 91 to create a northbound dual left turn lane, eastbound right turn lane, proper eastbound left & southbound left storage length at the US-224 intersection. On Canton Road (CR-66) south of US-224, they will construct raised concrete median from US-224 to approximately 150 feet south of the Arcadia and Meadow intersection. Canton Road will be widened for a two way left turn lane south of Arcadia to Springfield Lake Drive and on State Route 91 from Old Home north to Linwood. There will be dedicated U-Turns on Canton Road at Springfield Lake Drive and on State Route 91 at Linwood. The project includes City of Akron waterline replacement within the project limits. Springfield Township and the Village of Lakemore are participating financially in the construction of decorative lighting units and landscaping along the corridor.

This intersection is now open. Please use caution through the intersection, the traffic pattern has changed and there is now a continuous right turn lane from Cleve-Mass Road onto Ghent Road. Additional work will be needed periodically to install the permanent signal poles but the road will remain open. The signal poles have a delivery date of November 9th. This project involved realigning the intersection from a "Y" shaped intersection to the more traditional "T" shaped intersection. The project also includes adding a continuous right turn lane from Cleveland Massillon Road to Ghent Road. 

This project stabilized and repaired the landslide along West Bath Road. This project also reconstructed about 600 feet of West Bath Road with a lower profile. Great Lakes Construction is the contractor. 

**This bridge is now open to traffic** 

Located in the City of Cuyahoga Falls, north of the Riverview Road intersection with Bolanz Road, the existing bridge is to be reconstructed in 2020. The work will include replacing the bridge deck and  portions of the piers and abutments supporting the bridge deck.  A new precast concrete box beam structure will be constructed on top of the reconstructed support members and a new concrete deck will be poured on top of the box beams. Construction started in February and the bridge reopen contract date is June 15, 2020. 

This bridge is now open.

Replace Wright Road Bridge over Pigeon Creek (SUM-CR206-1.50).  The work included removal of existing bridge and replacement with a new composite box beam bridge on new foundations.  Additional work included subgrade stabilization, new approach slabs, guardrail and maitenance of traffic.

Estimate $794,335.01

Contract amount: $701,371.70

Completion Date: Week of November 9th, 2020

The bridge is now open. During a heavy rain storm late Memorial Day afternoon, Monday 5/25, 2.25 inches of rain fell in approximately 40 minutes causing a surge of water in Slipper Run passing under Riverview Road. A tree floating down stream was caught in the culvert type bridge passing under Riverview Road. The blockage caused the stream to rise and forced the upstream end of the culvert to bend upward at an angle of approximately 40 degrees. After bending upward, the culvert tore away from the remaining 1913 constructed stone arch that passes under the roadway. This resulted in a portion of the embankment along the west side of Riverview Road to erode and wash down stream. 

This bridge is now open. Highland Road Bridge over Brandywine Creek, Bridge No. NOR-111-0236, was a design-build project to rehabilitate the bridge by replacing the bridge deck and approach slabs, semi-integral abutment conversion, bridge painting, guardrail upgrades and miscellaneous other work. 

The proposed improvement consisted of upgrading approximately 3,100 feet of Boston Mills Road starting at 1,200 feet west of Riverview Road and extending to the west. The project included milling the existing pavement, widening the paved shoulder, replacing the existing storm sewer, installing curb, making pavement repairs as needed, applying leveling and surface courses of asphalt, and applying new pavement markings.

This project involves the construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Twinsburg Road and Olde 8 in Northfield Center Township, which is currently an intersection operating with a two-way stop. This intersection was consistently in the top 5 high crash intersection list of County-owned intersections and the Northfield Center Township Trustees also requested improvements. SCE received federal safety funds for an intersection study and the study showed that a signal at the intersection was warranted. The traffic signal project will include the installation of loop detectors and have a battery backup. 

Akron-Peninsula Road (AP Road) between SR 303 and Truxell is owned and maintained by the Village of Peninsula. An engineer Peninsula hired advised the village in November of 2020 that the road was a danger to motorists due to an embankment slide where the Cuyahoga River comes close to the roadway. The village closed the road to ensure the safety of motorists. SCE offered our aid identifying and applying for grants to get the road reopened. We submitted an application for OPWC Emergency Program funds and were approved for up to $1 million. SCE is administering the project on behalf of the Village. This is a design-build project.

This project includes the relocation of approximately 1,500 feet of Akron-Peninsula Road about 25 feet to the east away from the Cuyahoga River. It will also include the removal of all the concrete debris in the Cuyahoga River and the stabilization of the river bank by the placement of an articulated concrete block revetment system or similar system. 

This project will replace or upgrade approximately 9,604 feet of guardrail and end treaments on various County roads in Bath Township using Federal Safety Funds. 

SCE has secured federal funding for the resurfacing of two sections of Cleveland-Massillon Road. In order to save time and money, we will bid and then construct the projects at the same time. 

Phase I: Work includes pavement  repairs, shoulder restoration and resurfacing, and pavement markings on 1.77 miles of Cleveland Massillon Road from the Norton line to 0.1 miles north of Minor Road. Located north of Brenner Road and south of Stimson Road there is a 600 foot long section of Cleveland-Massillon Road that is located between two high walls of rock cut that start immediately behind the existing curbs. Pedestrians in this area are forced to walk in the street through this corridor. This project will provide a 6 foot wide area behind the curb for use by pedestrians. Construction estimate for this section is $1.1 million.

Phase II: Work includes pavement  repairs, shoulder restoration and resurfacing, and pavement markings on 1.8 miles Cleveland Massillon Road from .4 miles north of Minor to just south of E. Ridgewood Road. Construction estimate for this section is $1.17 million.

The Ohio Department of Transportation is administering this intersection improvement project. Summit County owns and maintains Cleveland-Massillon Road in Copley Township and ODOT owns and maintains State Route 162. The project calls for the installation of an eastbound left turn lane on State Route 162 and a southbound right turn lane on Cleveland-Massillon Road. 

The Cuyahoga Valley National Park with the Summit County Engineer propose to construct a new pedestrian/trail bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Boston Township, Summit County. The new bridge will be located approximately 200-250 feet south of the Boston Mills Road Bridge. The bridge will connect with the parking lot on the west side which serves the newly opened Boston Mill Visitor Center (2019), Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, and Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Boston Trailhead. The new bridge will provide a safe pedestrian connection between the parking lot, Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, and the new Visitor Center & Station. The new bridge will be constructed within the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). Construction is anticipated to begin summer 2022 and last approximately 6 months.

The Summit County Engineer applied from Transportation Alternative Program funds, programmed through the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, for this pedestrian bridge, on behalf of CVNP. The Summit County Engineer will administer the project and CVNP will pay the local share. 

SCE received $700,000 in federal funds for the resurfacing of 1.43 miles Akron-Cleveland Road in Boston Township from the Boston Heights border to the Cuyahoga Falls border. Work will include pavement repairs, shoulder restoration, resurfacing, and new pavement markings.

This project includes rehabilitation of the existing three-span, continuous steel beam structure (Structure No. NOR-040-0157) carrying Brandywine Rd (CR 40) over the Brandywine Creek. Rehabilitation items include: new reinforced concrete deck, new bridge railing, new beam bearings, structural steel repairs, field painting of structural steel, substructure repairs, new reinforced concrete approach slabs, and minimal approach roadway work (pavement, drainage, guardrail, etc.). Traffic will be detoured during construction.

The bridge maintenance project includes beam repair work on Memorial Parkway over Little Cuyahoga River, Front Street over Cuyahoga River, W. North Street over Ohio Canal, and southbound N. Portage Path over Cuyahoga River.

The culvert maintenace includes paving and reinforced concrete work on Kibler Road over Pigeon Creek, Glenmount Avenue over Hinman Ditch, Portage Lakes Drive over feeder to Long Lake, Knox Blvd Bridge, and Hines Hill Road over Stanford Run.

There will be one contract for the bridge maintenance at an estimated cost of $75,000 and one for the culvert maintenance at an estimated cost of $150,000. 

This project is being managed by SCE and is located in Bath Township and the City of Akron. The resurfacing work begins at the Akron Corp Limits east of Lake of the Woods Drive and ends at Sand Run Road, a distance of 1.2 miles

The Pavement Maintenance Program includes hot mix resurfacing, chip and seal resurfacing, motor paving, asphalt rejuvenation, crack sealing, and pavement marking on various County roads. The list of roads is below.  

405 resurfacing is also known as Motor Paving. The contractor uses a stationary plant on-site to prepare the asphalt mixture, places it on the roadway, and compacts the mixture with a roller. 422 (chip seal) is then placed on top of the 405.

422 resurfacing is also known as a chip seal. The contractor places an asphalt emulsion on the roadway, spreads gravel on top of the emulsion, compacts the stone into the emulsion with a roller, and then sweeps the excess gravel from the road the same day. Sweeps are repeated about a week later to ensure loose gravel is completely removed from the roadway.

448 resurfacing is also known as Hot Mix Asphalt. The asphalt is prepared in an asphalt plant, transported to the site in heated trucks, placed on the roadway in the desired thickness, and then compacted with a roller.  448 is the most durable (and most expensive) asphalt pavement and resists rutting and can handle heavier traffic loads more than 405 and 422 resurfacing.  It is used in locations that have heavy traffic and a high percentage of truck traffic.

Asphalt Rejuvenation: An asphalt rejuvenating agent is applied to hot mix asphalt pavement that was placed one or two years ago.  The agent restores flexibility and water resilience that the asphalt surface lost due to weathering and the passage of time. Forty-five minutes after the rejuvenating agent is applied, sand is placed over the agent to absorb excess agent and provide enhanced vehicle traction.  One week later, the excess sand will be swept from the road surface.

Crack sealing is a method in which hot sealant is applied to existing cracks in the roadway to prevent water intrusion.

The project will replace the current corrugated pipe bridge (BAT-114-0320) built in 1965 with a precast box culvert. This will be a design/build project. 

The Steels Corners Bridge over Mud Brook is Summit County's longest bridge, stretching over 1,000 feet. In order to keep the 15-span bridge in good working order, SCE is looking to replace the bridge expansion joints, waterproof the bridge, and resurface with new asphalt. 

Ravenna Road Part I goes from Old Mill Road to the City of Twinsburg line. Ravenna Road Part II goes from Old Mill Road south to the Portage County line. The County is partnering with the City of Hudson on Ravenna Road Part II to resurface Ravenna Road within Twinsburg Township and the City of Hudson. Work for both projects includes pavement repairs, resurfacing and adding 4 feet wide shoulders where possible. 

Olde Eight Part 1 will run from the border of Boston Heights to the southern Highland Road intersection. Part 1 is currently scheduled to be under construction in 2022. SCE received federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funding for this. The total project cost is estimated to be $875,000 and federal funds will cover $700,000. This same project will install north bound and south bound left turn lanes on Olde Eight Road at the Twinsburg Road intersection.  

This project will replace the poor condition, structurally deficient, load posted two-span concrete slab structure a new structure. Design is scheduled for 2021 and 2022 and construction is anticipated for 2023. 

This project will repair and resurface approximately 0.9 miles of White Pond Drive, from Copley Road to the City of Akron limit. The plan calls for the addition of four foot wide shoulders where possible to increase cyclist and pedestrian safety.

This project provides for the resurfacing of Canton Road from Pontius Road to Tisen Road. A special round of AMATS funding applications was conducted in June 2021 and SCE was awarded $ 528,000. This was additional STBG monies from AMATS, with an 80/20 match ratio. The money came from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act

This project replaces the structurally deficient, load posted, simple span prestressed concrete box beam structure over Nimisila Reservoir with an entire new structure. The City of Green is partnering with the County on this project and the new bridge will include a 12 feet wide multi-purpose walkway to integrate with a planned trail in Green. SCE applied for and received 80% funding, up to $972,000.00 in Local Bridge Replacement Program funds programmed through the County Engineer's Association of Ohio. The City of Green and Summit County Engineer's office will split the local costs. 

This project will be a complete replacement of the Brecksville Road Bridge over Furnace Run, just east of Townsend Road in the Village of Richfield. 

This project will repair, resurface, and add 4 foot wide shoulders where possible to 0.4 miles of Valley View Road between Olde 8 Road and State Route 8 in Northfield Center Township. 

The current bridge was originally built in 1913 and received a new superstructure in 1972. The single span 65 foot long, 24 foot wide bridge will be replaced with a 34 foot wide, concrete structure for vehicular traffic with wider shoulders. This project will be 80% funded with Local Bridge Program grant money.

This project will repair two active landslide areas on Valley View Road between the Cuyahoga County line and Chaffee Road. This project will also resurface the roadway, repair roadway shoulders, improve drainage to prevent additional erosion, and install new guardrail. 

The Summit County Engineer's Office has begun the long process of replacing the High Level Bridge, also known as the N. Main Street Bridge over the Cuyahoga River. This bridge is by far the largest and most expensive owned by Summit County. The current plan recommended by the Summit County Engineer’s office would replace the existing structure with a completely new structure as soon as practical, which is assumed to be 6-10 years. The all-new structure would be on an offset alignment to allow the existing structure to carry traffic while the new structure is built. There would be minimal disruption to traffic during construction. Additional right of way would be needed to construct the new structure. The new structure would carry four lanes of traffic and two sidewalks. The new structure is estimated to be a continuous weathering steel beam type structure composite with a reinforced concrete deck on reinforced concrete piers and abutments. founded in rock.