One road that is part of a busy Boardman intersection is now closed for three months as part of a traffic study conducted by the Ohio Department of Transportation. 

ODOT has shut down Brookwood at the intersection of Shields Road and Market Street to find out if it would improve safety at the intersection.

The number of accidents has been increasing at the five-way intersection of Market Street, Shields Road, Indianola Road, and Brookwood Road, according to ODOT.

ODOT recommends turning Brookwood's end into a Cul-de-Sac, leaving only Market Street and Shields Road at the crossroads.

Traffic flow and safety will also be assessed at adjacent streets near the project area during the temporary closure.

Following the 90 days, Brookwood would be reopened sometime in June.

The project team will evaluate the results of the Brookwood Road mock-closure to determine how to move forward with safety improvements.

ODOT rejected an alternate plan to reroute Brookwood Road north of Shields and Indianola Roads to form a new intersection with Market Street. That idea was rejected because it would create another access point on Market Street and would not improve safety.

ODOT says that the intersection ranks 50th on the state's Highway Safety Improvement Program for suburban intersections due to high crash frequencies.