YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Downtown Youngstown is continuing to make progress on Front Street amid several other construction projects.  Chuck Shahso, deputy director of public works, tells 21 News the street is 95% complete and hopes both lanes are open for travel by the end of January-weather permitting.  

City officials expected the project to be completed in August, but scheduling, labor and supply issues obstructed crews from reaching the anticipated date.

Although both lanes on the road are paved, only one is available for motorists. Shasho says road crews occupy the closed lane because there is less space to work due to the narrowness of the newly constructed road. 

Shasho anticipates downtown construction to be completed by March 2024.