City of Akron Releases 2026 Resurfacing List

Yesterday, the City of Akron released the full 2026 Street Resurfacing List. This year, Akron will be resurfacing a total of 47 centerline miles of pavement. This list also shares this year’s concrete pavement rehabilitation program which focuses on the Ellet and Goodyear Heights areas. Akron has budgeted $6.5 million for this year’s program and an additional $1.85 million for the concrete pavement rehabilitation program. View the full list of roads here.  

This year the list was split in half before bidding and each half was awarded to a different contractor. This is a pilot feature of this year’s program with the goal of reducing or eliminating carryover streets.  

“Safe, reliable roads are something every Akron resident depends on every day,” said Akron Mayor Shammas Malik. “By continuing to invest in our roads and improving how we deliver these projects, we’re making Akron safer, more accessible, and better positioned for the future.” 

Roads listed as “2026 Base” are part of the primary program for this year. Roads listed as “2026 Alternate” will only be completed if additional funding becomes available, otherwise they are considered a priority for next year’s program.  

In addition to the full resurfacing list, Akron has other roadway projects which will include significant resurfacing. This includes the N. Main Street project which will resurface 1.77 miles of roadway between the All America Bridge and the High Level Bridge. It will also include sidewalk, curb, and signalization improvements. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is doing a resurfacing project on V. Odom Blvd. between Rhodes Ave. and I-77 for 2 miles of new pavement.  

Separately, this list shows the roads included in the 2026 Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Program (also known as Concrete Patch and Match). This program is not an overall replacement of the entire pavement, but replacement of individual concrete slabs (or blocks) that are needed. Each slab is around 10’ x 12’- 18’ depending on the street. Each road segment is evaluated, and a determination is made which segments need to be replaced in order to improve the overall condition of the road.  It could just be 1 slab that needs replaced or multiple. 

In creating the resurfacing list each year, the City grades the condition of each street and paves the “worst first,” taking into consideration traffic conditions and clustering streets together to reduce mobilization costs and maximize efficiency. The city also considers upcoming construction projects such as service line replacements, underground utility work, or sewer projects which may delay a road from getting resurfaced until that work is complete. The paving list and schedule are subject to change due to various circumstances such as weather. 

Since 2017, when voters approved a 0.25% income tax increase to support Police, Fire, and Roads, the city has been able to go from paving 16 miles of roadway a year to approximately 48 miles per year on average. Due to that ongoing work, most of Akron's roadways are now graded as "fair" to "good" which is an outstanding improvement from where the city was 5, 10, or 15 years ago.  

Signage will be posted on each street several days before resurfacing work is scheduled to begin. Traffic is maintained as much as possible during this work, but on-street parking is prohibited on the dates posted. Periodic updates to the program will be posted on the City’s social media pages.    

Spring is the city’s busy season for pothole filling, and crews are filling 200-300 potholes every single day. When residents enter a service request, a member of the team is dispatched to check it out within 48 hours. Once they’ve validated the request, they enter a work order to get that pothole filled. From that point, it takes another 24-48 hours for the work to be completed. It may take longer during winter when crews only have cold patch and are also responding to snow and ice events. 

Residents can submit a service request to 311 to get a pothole filled or to request a road be considered for future resurfacing programs by calling 3-1-1, going online to akronohio.gov/311 or downloading the Akron311 app.