MANSFIELD — The Clear Fork Reservoir, the major source of water for the City of Mansfield, was completed four years after the end of World War II. With a capacity of 4.4 billion gallons and 997 acres of surface water, it has never been dredged. That may change in the years ahead. The city’s Board […]
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Open Source: When will the tunnel be done and Trimble Road reopened in Mansfield?
Question: “When is the tunnel on Trimble Road going to be done? It has been 45 days. It sure is annoying. Thanks.” MANSFIELD — A delay in the arrival of concrete box sections has delayed completion of a tunnel beneath Trimble Road, according to City of Mansfield engineer Bob Bianchi. As such, the busy road […]
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Mansfield hopes for grant to help fund $975,000 traffic signal replacement project
MANSFIELD — Nearly one in five traffic signals in Mansfield feature “extremely outdated vintage equipment,” according to city engineer Bob Bianchi. He hopes to replace three of the busiest ones with a $975,000 signalization project that would include a $425,000 Ohio Public Works Commission grant. Bianchi said the city has 105 signalized intersections — 19 […]
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Mansfield Municipal Building set for $3.5 million renovation starting this fall
MANSFIELD — Work is expected to begin in late September on a $3.5 million, year-long project to improve the Mansfield Municipal Building. The work will be paid for by a portion of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds, a project approved by City Council more than two years ago. Then-Mayor Tim Theaker said in […]
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Open Source: What is the deal with the Trimble Road bridge? It’s still terrible
Question: What is the deal with the Trimble Road bridge? It’s still terrible to drive across. I thought it was going to be fixed when the city paved in that area. MANSFIELD — A planned temporary fix to the Trimble Road bridge over U.S. 30 won’t work as planned, so a longer-term solution is in […]
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Main Street transformation: Mansfield City Council OKs final parts of $17 million improvement project
MANSFIELD — A Main Street road to improvement that began six years ago in Austin, Texas, cleared its last legislative hurdle at Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night. The conception of a $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan began in 2018 during the annual South by Southwest conference, attended by a group of 15 […]
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Open Source: Trimble Road to close for 45 days for B&O Trail connector tunnel
OPEN SOURCE — We published this story in response to a reader comment and question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. “Will Trimble Road close at the same time the Home Road/Lexington-Springmill Road intersection is closed? If so, what would […]
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Clock ticking for $3.5 million in ARPA-funded projects at Mansfield Municipal Building
MANSFIELD — The clock is ticking on about $3.5 million in planned improvements to the Mansfield Municipal Building. Literally. The work will be funded through American Rescue Plan Act funds, a request from former Mayor Tim Theaker that City Council approved more than two years ago. Money funded by ARPA must be appropriated by the […]
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Sterkel Community Park for All: Dream moving closer to fruition in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Michele Giess admitted Wednesday that her initial pitch about the Sterkel Community Park for All is a distant memory. But at least partial success is clearly in sight for the superintendent of Richland Newhope on the 20-acre, all-inclusive park and playground at the city park off Hillcrest Street. “That feels like a long […]
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Headed to North Lake Park in Mansfield? Use Rowland Avenue for next 2 months
MANSFIELD — If you want to visit North Lake Park in the next couple of months, plan on entering via Rowland Avenue. Other access roads into the 20-acre park will be closed, likely through the end of July, during an $854,940 project to replace a double-box bridge on the park’s west side. That work began […]