State Route 82 Closed For Two Weeks, Starting Today

Starting today, state Route 82 will be closed to all traffic.

The road will be closed entirely between Old Royalton Road for two weeks, while crews work to repair a culvert. 

The stretch of road is expected to reopen Aug. 13 — just in time for school — however roadwork will continue.

(Check out the attached map for a suggested detour)

After rain slowed the contractors’ schedule, the closure was delayed.

But the project is back on the table.

The project was expected to begin following Brecksville Home Days, but it seems the weather didn’t cooperate with the contractors doing the work.

The entire project will take a few months, and the road will be closed during the first two weeks of construction. 

Because SR 82 is a main artery of traffic, city officials had hoped to have to have the closure wrapped up by the time school buses began routes.

Motorists are encouraged to take Old Royalton Road as a detour (see the attached map), or use Oakes Road and Highland Drive.

The failed culvert is causing some slippage and barriers have been erected to keep drivers away from the area until construction begins.