NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio -- The city is planning to resurface Abbey Road between Albion Road and just south of the Ohio Turnpike overpass later this year.
The project was originally planned for 2021, but was delayed due to a sanitary sewer installation project on Abbey that lasted longer than anticipated, city Engineer Matthew Glass said.
“The Abbey sewer project should be completed with the work in the roadway by the end of July, so the target is to start the paving in mid-August and finish by mid-September,” Glass told cleveland.com today (April 15).
City Council is expected tonight to authorize the administration to seek bids from contractors for the project.
In 2021, Cuyahoga Country appropriated $250,000 toward the Abbey Road repaving. That funding remains in place, Glass said.
The project estimate -- as it was four years ago -- is $720,000. The city will pay for the rest of the cost.
The work will cover the middle section of Abbey, a distance of about 1½ miles.
“Two-way traffic will be maintained with flaggers during active construction, and during off-hours the roadway will remain two ways,” Glass said.
In total, Abbey runs from West Sprague Road south to Ohio 82.
Abbey’s northern stretch is residential, with subdivisions leading off both sides, while the southern end contains industrial businesses and offices.
Four years ago, Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz told cleveland.com that Abbey in the project area was beginning to deteriorate.
The pavement in this section is cracking, especially along the edges, and there are some potholes. The road has been patched in some spots.
The county money for the project will come from the 50/50 Funding Program, in which the county pays for half of a project’s construction costs, but only to a maximum of $250,000.
Road, bridge, bikeway, sidewalk and safety-oriented projects are eligible.
Under the agreement with the county, the city will handle the project’s engineering, including the preparation of construction plans and specifications.
The city will also seek bids for construction, administer the contract and supervise construction.
The county will review the construction plans, specifications and bid proposals. The county will also inspect the road once the repaving is completed.
The responsibility of maintaining the repaved road after construction falls to the city.
The county is responsible for maintaining the bridge over the turnpike.
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