Motorists in Columbiana can expect more roadwork coming their way.

The city received $1 million for public roadwork improvements in support of proposed reconstruction and widening of 2,350 feet of West Railroad Street from Columbiana-Lisbon Road to Main Street and 625 feet of West Street from union Street to West Railroad Street.

According to the Ohio Department of Development, both streets will be widened from 26 feet to 32 f3eet to improve truck access.

The department says the 14 full-time equivalent jobs will be created and 167 full-time equivalent jobs will be retained.

This funding is part of a larger initiative to support cities across the state by the Department of Development. Overall, the department is giving $5.3 million in funding to support business growth and community enhancement.

"Through strategic partnerships with businesses across Ohio, we're creating environments that directly support economic growth and job creation in communities large and small," said Lydia Mihalik, director of the Department of Development. "Infrastructure improvements are seldom pretty, but the millions of dollars we're investing in these projects are investments in the lives of Ohioans and the futures of the places they call home."