5 ODOT Construction Projects Set To Impact Strongsville Drivers

STRONGSVILLE, OH — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced its slate of 2021 construction projects this week, with several set to impact Strongsville drivers.

After an uncertain year of projects, due to COVID-19, ODOT is launching more than 270 projects statewide, with work planned in 17 counties across Northeast Ohio. Many of the plans include making highways and other routes safer.

“Sadly, traffic deaths continued to climb last year, even with fewer vehicles on our roads,” said ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. “We must continue to prioritize projects that make our roads safer for everyone who uses them.”

In Northeast Ohio, there will be 104 roadway maintenance projects and 60 bridge-related projects. Crews will doing major and minor projects, including repairs and complete replacements, ODOT said.

Here are the planned projects with a direct impact in or near Strongsville:

• Resurface U.S. 42 (Pearl Rd.) between Valley Pkwy. and Snow
  Rd. in the cities of Strongsville, Middleburg Heights, Parma Heights, and Parma.
  • Project started August 2019 and set to finish June 2021.
  • Cost: $10,951,210
• Resurface U.S. 42 (Pearl Rd.) between just south of Snow Rd. to SR 17 (Brookpark Rd.) in the city of Parma.
  • Project starts August 2021 and should be finished October 2022
  • Cost: $1,350,000
• Resurface SR 17 (Brookpark Rd.) between SR 10 (Lorain Rd.)
  and just east of Clague Rd. in the city of North Olmsted.
  • Project starts April 2021 and should be finished by October 2021
  • Cost: $2,176,491
• Traffic signal upgrade along SR 17 (Brookpark Rd.), SR 252
  (Great Northern Blvd.), and Butternut Ridge Rd. within the city of North Olmsted.
  • Project started March 2020 and should be finished in July 2021
  • Cost: $3,871,950
• Slope repairs on I-90, I-480, and SR 10 (Lorain Rd.) bridges
  over the Rocky River in the cities of Rocky River, Lakewood, Fairview Park, and Cleveland.
  • Project started March 2021 and should finish September 2021
  • Cost: $3,205,230

The full slate of ODOT District 12 projects are laid out online.