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On March 12, 2010 the NOACA Governing Board approved the following regarding this project:
Resolution No. 2010-008 Project Planning Review
Resolution No. 2010-009 Plan and TIP Amendment.
Title: Rehabilitate Bridges
on Highland Road in Euclid
Sponsor: Cuyahoga County
Engineer
Estimated Total Cost: $9,785,600
Proposed
Source of Federal Funds: NOACA
History/Background:
On March 19, 2007, the City of Euclid adopted an ordinance
consenting and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperation
agreement with the Board of County Commissioners for the
rehabilitation of the Highland Road Bridges, and declaring an
emergency. On April 19, 2007 the Board of County Commissioners
approved a resolution approving an agreement of cooperation by and
between the Board of County Commissioners of Cuyahoga County, Ohio and the City of Euclid for the rehabilitation of four bridges
on Highland Road, over
Euclid Creek, in the City of Euclid.
Current
Conditions: Highland Road is
functionally classified as an urban minor arterial. Highland Road is a
four-lane facility. The pavement width is 52 feet. The width of the
existing right-of-way is 80 feet. The speed limit is 35 miles per
hour. The average daily traffic on Highland Road is
16,598 vehicles per day with 2 percent trucks (2001 count). All four
bridges on Highland Road were
constructed in 1968 and have similar structural and functional
deficiencies. According to bridge inspection reports dated June 5,
2008 and July 2, 2008, the bridges have a General Appraisal of 5 and
a Sufficiency Rating that vary from 48.9 to 58.8. The sponsor
reports that all four bridges were selected for rehabilitation due
to their deteriorated condition.
Proposed Project:
The proposed project involves the rehabilitation of four bridges on
Highland Road
(Sections 00.13, 00.31, 00.54 and 00.55), over Euclid Creek, in the
City of Euclid (location map). The work on the four
bridges will include replacing the reinforced concrete deck,
including sidewalks and railing; repairing, retrofitting and
painting the steel superstructures, including bearings; modifying,
repairing, patching and sealing the reinforced concrete abutments
and piers; replacing the reinforced concrete approach slabs;
replacing and shoring up the channel and slope protection; and
modifying the bridge deck and approach roadway drainage systems.
Existing sewer and waterlines will need to be reattached to the
bridges.
According to the sponsor, the proposed project will
improve safety on each bridge, extend the service life of the
bridges and provide a superior driving surface for vehicles. The
sponsor has requested that all four bridges be included in a single
construction contract to minimize the duration of construction and
limit traffic concerns as opposed to letting multiple contracts in
different years. The estimated total construction cost is
$9,785,600. The sponsor is requesting that eighty percent
($7,828,480) of the construction (C) cost be funded with
NOACA-attributable Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds. The
Cuyahoga County Engineer will provide the remaining twenty percent
($1,957,120) of the construction cost.
Staff Comment
(Summary):
Plan and Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) Team:
- This project is
consistent with NOACA’s
Connections 2030 Goal #3 (Preserve and Improve the
Efficiency of the Transportation System) and ODOT’s
Access Ohio 2004 -
2030 Goals #1
(Transportation Safety) and #4 (System
Preservation).
- Best available
practices should be used to avoid water quality degradation in
Euclid Creek during and after construction.
- Recommend committee
and public review in order to obtain comments.
Regional
Transportation System (RTS) Team:
- The four bridges
over Euclid Creek along Highland Road
(CR-47) have the following General Appraisal and Sufficiency
ratings.
|
Location |
Logpoint |
General
Appraisal |
Sufficiency |
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590 FT SE OF EUCLID
AVE |
00.13 |
5 |
54 |
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1592 FT SE OF EUCLID
AVE |
00.31 |
5 |
56 |
|
2052 FT SE OF EUCLID
AVE |
00.54 |
5 |
58.8 |
|
3305 FT SE OF EUCLID
AVE |
00.55 |
5 |
52.5 |
These bridges all
have a General Appraisal rating of (5) fair condition. The
sufficiency rating evaluates separate factors to obtain a numeric
value which is indicative of bridge sufficiency to remain in
service. The ratings are between 0 and 100 with 100 being a
completely sufficient bridge and 0 being a completely deficient
bridge.
Intergovernmental
Review and Consultation (IGRC):
If you are a
representative of a governmental entity and would like to comment on
this project, please email
us.
Public Involvement:
NOACA encourages comments
from the public on this proposed transportation improvement project.
Please notify us if you
would like to be added to our e-mail notification list for future
updates.
Committee Review:
Regional Transportation Investment Subcommittee (RTIS)/Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC):
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No comments; recommended for amendment to NOACA's Transportation Plan.
Bicycle Advisory Council (BAC):
- In the future, look into increasing the sidewalks to an eight-foot multipurpose path to provide access to a proposed Euclid Creek Trail.
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