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LAWRENCE TWP. State and local officials hope the newly completed U-turn project along state Route 21 at Butterbridge Road NW will improve safety for crossing motorists.
The roadway reopened Nov. 24, about a month later than its expected completion date.
The $2.3 million project, which began in September 2019, includes two new restricted crossing U-turns to aid drivers crossing the four-lane highway.
The Ohio Department of Transportation s Highway Safety Improvement Program found in the last eight years there was an average of five crashes per year at the intersection. Of those, 83% involved vehicles crossing the median.
The installation of the so-called RCUTS eliminates vehicles from turning in the median, said Ray Marsch, public information officer for ODOT District 4, which includes Stark County.