Stow City outlines $12.8 million Route 91 reconstruction, signals and bike connector; residents raise traffic and driveway concerns

Stow City and its contractor outlined plans and a tentative schedule for the Crossroads State Route 91 reconstruction during a public briefing where nearby residents raised concerns about traffic diversion, driveway damage and work timing.

The city said the project, bid at about $12,800,000, began April 22 and will replace aging curb, update sidewalks and ADA ramps, reconstruct storm sewers, repave and restripe the roadway and upgrade traffic signals; officials said the work is expected to be complete in the fall of 2026. "This project was bid at, about $12,800,000," said Mike Jones, city engineer. "The completion date is the fall of 2026."

The city and contractor stressed the work is being done in phases to limit disruption and accommodate long supplier lead times. "With the lead times and materials and the submittal process, things just take a long time and we know that this road needs done yesterday," said Yanni Carvanidis, president of the Carville Company, the contractor on the job. "We're gonna try our absolute best to do what we can and be work safe first and foremost, and to minimize, any delays."

Why it matters: State Route 91 is a primary corridor that carries local and through traffic and serves businesses along the route. The work includes replacing curb installed in the 1960s and 1970s with Type 6 curb, installing underdrains and aggregate base, upgrading 8 ADA ramps, rebuilding catch basins and manholes, and installing a bike/hike connector at Fish Creek to improve nonmotorized access.

Project scope and schedule City staff said the project begins at the southern corporate limit (Monroe…