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Governing Board Action: March 12, 2004

At today’s Governing Board meeting, members approved amending the regional Transportation Plan, Framework for Action 2025, with the following eleven projects:

  • Minor rehabilitation of SR-2 from the Vermilion east corporation line to SR-58 in Amherst and Brownhelm Township.

  • SR-57 reconstruction from the CSX railroad to the north corporation line in Grafton Village.

  • Widen lanes and shoulders on SR-87 from SR-528 to the Trumbull county line in Middlefield & Middlefield Township.

  • Station Road resurfacing from Crocker Road to SR-82 (Elyria Twinsburg Road) in Columbia Township.

  • Station Road resurfacing from SR-82 (Elyria Twinsburg Road) to Sprague Road in Columbia Township.

  • Stearns Road reconstruction from south of Cook Road to I-480, and realignment of the Cook Road/Stearns Road intersection in North Olmsted and Olmsted Township.

  • Bridge Deck Replacement on West 143rd Street, over I-71, in Cleveland.

  • Preliminary Engineering (PE) Phase of the SR-44 / Jackson Street Interchange Access Modification in Painesville.

  • Engine replacement on Laketran buses for State Fiscal Years 2004 (12 buses) and 2005 (14 buses).

  • Operating costs for Laketran commuter bus service from Eastlake Stadium to downtown Cleveland.

  • Geauga County Transit calendar year 2004 Capital and Operating Program.

The Board authorized staff to issue a Request for Proposals for computer hardware and software purchases supporting the Regional Pavement Management (RPM) Program. The goal of the RPM Program is to collect and update pavement condition data for federal-aid eligible routes in the five-county area.

Board members also a resolution opposing House Bill 208. HB 208 proposes to modify Ohio Revised Code provisions governing the practice of withholding a percentage of payment from contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in the form of retainage. Retainage refers to payments withheld from contractors and subcontractors working on public improvement projects for uncompleted or unsatisfactory work.

Board members approved a resolution to sustain funding levels for the State Revolving Fund for Wastewater Treatment. Congress is currently deliberating this water quality issue. The Bush Administration has proposed a reduction of 37% in the State Revolving Fund for Wastewater Treatment, which would mean a loss of $28.5 million for wastewater treatment infrastructure in Ohio. Beneficiaries of this program include cities and counties that own and operate wastewater treatment facilities and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. In addition, funding for NOACA-supported planning programs, including 208 water quality planning, the Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan, Black River Remedial Action Plan and other regional water quality initiatives would also be impacted.