Roads

Canton Township Roads Department

Road Superintendent Tom Hewitt

Effective May 10th, 2009 the Board of Trustees appointed Tom Hewitt as Canton Township Road Superintendent. Tom is married and has three daughters, one son-in-law and is the proud grandpa to a beautiful granddaughter. He has beeen with the township road department for 16 years. Congratulations Tom! Email Tom Hewitt: t.hewitt@cantontwp-oh.gov

 

 

 

 

 

At the road department we perform many tasks daily to ensure your safety and quality or driving surfaces.

Front-end Loader

The front-end loader is used by the Road Crew to load materials into trucks at the yard.  It is also used for heavy lifting and debris removal on roadways.

2005 International and 20 Ton Trailer

This unit hauls equipment and supplies to jobsites around Canton Township

2001  Bandit Chipper

When trees are down on township roadways, the road crew uses the chipper to chip the downed brush and limbs.  It is also used during the clearing of road right-of-ways.

Township Mower 2000 New Holland Boom Tractor

The boom tractor has the ability to mow behind guardrails, on steep banks and along the township roadways.  Also, it has a ditcher head that cleans township ditches and a brush hog attachment to clear the thick brush along road right-of-ways.

Some Common Questions Asked of the Road Department:

What can I drop off at the Township’s Recycling location?

You can drop off the following items from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week at the Canton Township Hall located at 4711 Central Avenue South.

• All colors of glass
• Paper
• Cardboard
• Metal
• Aluminum.

As a Canton Township resident you can also drop off yard waste, including these items:

• Leaves
• Grass clippings
• Tree branches

We DO NOT accept trash, concrete, bricks, dirt, tires or construction materials. Also, there is to be NO dumping by commercial businesses. The township recycling location is for residential use only.

Why has my street not been plowed yet?

Canton Township has 310 streets which total just over 98 miles of roadway to maintain. Covering the roads on both sides of the street is like maintaining 196 miles of roadway. Our township roads are divided into 6 dedicated plowing and salting routes. When only salting, each route takes about 4 hours to cover. If we are also plowing, it can take almost 8 hours to complete each route.

In these routes, the most heavily traveled streets which include school bus routes are done first. When a driver completes the main roads he starts on the side streets and then finally the allotment streets.

Sometimes it may look like we haven’t salted the roads, when we actually have. Road salt is more effective on heavily traveled roads. Cars and trucks driving over the salted roads break up the salt, creating a briny slush which spreads across the road and helps to clear it faster. So side streets with less traffic will take longer for the salt to help clear than busier roads.

Is my street, maintained by the township, the county, the city or ODOT?

Most streets in Canton Township are maintained by the Canton Township Road Department. However, many of the major roadways are not.

Here is a list of those roads and contact numbers for the road departments that maintain them:

Roadways Maintained By ODOT: 330-452-0365

• Cleveland Avenue or State Route 800
• Lincoln Street East
• Faircrest St. SW from I-77 to the Perry Township line
• State Route 43 or Zwallen Way
• U.S. Route 30

Roadways Maintained By the City of Canton: 330-489-3030

• Faircrest Street S.W. from Dueber Avenue to I-77
• Greentree S.W

Roadways Maintained by the Stark County Engineers Department: 330-477-6781

• Dueber Avenue S.W.
• Sherman Church Road S.W.
• Shepler Church Avenue S.W.
• Fohl Road S.W. from Dueber to the Perry Township line
• Greenport Avenue S.E.
• Howenstine S.E.
• Mapleton Street S.E.
• Waynesburg Drive S.E.
• Trump Road S.E. and N.E.
• Georgetown Road N.E.
• 8th Street N.E.
• Sherrick Road S.E.
• 17th Street S.E.
• Orchard View Drive S.E.
• Ridge Road S.E.
• Raff Road S.W.
• Gambrinus Avenue S.W.
• Whipple Avenue N.W.
• 13th Street N.W.

 

 

• ©2009-2010 Canton Township • 4711 Central Ave SE. • Canton OH 44707 • (330) 484-2501
• Established 1900

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