HOWLAND — The Ohio Department of Transportation and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments plan to break ground at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the state Routes 46 and 82 diverging diamond interchange. The event will be at 877 Niles Cortland Road SE, the southeast corner of the state routes, according to a news release.

According to ODOT’s latest Trumbull County weekly construction update, beginning Thursday, the ramp from East Market to Route 82 will be closed through November 2024. The detour will be East Market Street to Route 46 to Route 82.

This project also includes replacement of the Route 82 bridge over Route 46. It will conclude at end of summer 2026 with a price tag of $20.4 million. This is only the third diverging diamond in the state. ODOT said the other two are in Columbus and Toledo.