In Akron, Replacing One Massive Bridge With Two
May 16, 2023 8:45AM EDT
ODOT District 4 Deputy Director Gery Noirot (Courtesy ODOT)
AKRON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Work begins in the next few months on replacement of the Route 8 High Level Bridge over the massive Cuyahoga River Valley in Akron.
The $154 million project actually replaces one bridge with two of them.
The northbound bridge will be built first, just to the east of the current bridge.
That will take a few years, with all Route 8 traffic moved to that new bridge.
The current bridge will then be demolished to make room for a new southbound span.
The entire project won’t be done until 2028.
