Road work ahead: Busy section of Perry Drive SW in Perry Township to close for repairs

• A section of Perry Drive SW is scheduled to close starting Monday for gas line relocation under the railroad tracks.
• 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 is slated to close starting Monday for a utility work project that kicks off along intersecting railroad tracks.

Dustin M. Brown, public relations assistant for the Stark County Engineer's Office, said the work involves the relocation of Dominion Energy gas lines under the railroad tracks along Perry Drive between 15th Street SW and Southway Street SW.

The closure is expected to run through April 20, said Brown, adding that it's part of an overall $4.5 million project that will include a new turning lane on Perry Drive near the rail tracks.

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An average of 9,300 motorists travel that section of Perry Drive per day, according to the most recent county traffic count database. That figure was tallied in 2022, Brown said.

Once work starts, the 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 will be permitted through the railroad track work area.

The effort to redo the turning lane is to begin in May, but no specific start date has been set. That work is to include some road widening of Perry Drive, as well as curb and gutter additions, Brown said.

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