Road refresh: Section of Perry Drive SW in Perry Township to close for additional week

• A section of Perry Drive SW is scheduled to remain closed for gas line relocation under the railroad tracks until April 29.
• Work is part of a $4.5 million project that also add a turning lane on Perry Drive near the tracks.

PERRY TWP. – A section of Perry Drive SW will remain closed until April 29, as utility work along adjacent railroad tracks has been extended one week.

The closure is due to the continuation of gas line and sewer replacement work on Perry Drive between 15th Street SW and Southway Street SW, according to a news release from the Stark County Engineer's Office.

The effort is part of an overall $4.5 million project, which includes a new turning lane on Perry Drive near the railroad tracks.

The ongoing detour route for Perry Drive motorists is Tuscarawas Street W to Raff Road SW and over to Southway Street before returning to Perry Drive. No traffic is permitted through the railroad track work area.

An average of 9,300 motorists travel that section of Perry Drive per day, according to the most recent county traffic count database.