The NOACA Governing Board approved the following project as a candidate to be amended to the NOACA Transportation Plan by adopting Resolution No. 2004-044 and as a proposed amendment to the TIP by adopting Resolution 2004-045 on September 10, 2004.

Title: Resurfacing SR-83 in North Ridgeville
Sponsor: Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 3
Estimated Total Cost: $652,179
Proposed Source of Federal Funds: ODOT

History/Background:
This project is included in ODOT District 3’s city pavement program.

Current Conditions:
SR-83 (Wooster Avon Lake Road) is functionally classified as an urban collector from the North Ridgeville south corporation line (SCL) to Butternut Ridge Road and as an urban minor arterial from Butternut Ridge Road to the North Ridgeville NCL. The average daily traffic (ADT) is 11,400 (2000 traffic count). SR-83 is a two-lane facility with a pavement width of twenty-four feet (24’).

Proposed Project:
The project involves resurfacing approximately 4.66 miles of SR-83, from the North Ridgeville south corporation line (SCL) to the North Ridgeville NCL in North Ridgeville. The ODOT District 3 production department will prepare the plans for the project. The total construction cost is estimated at $652,179. Eighty percent of the construction cost ($521,743) will be funded from District 3’s Preservation (highways & bridges) Program with State Surface Transportation Program (S/STP) funds. Twenty percent of the construction cost ($130,436) will be funded by city of North Ridgeville. This project has an award date of January 2006 (SFY 2006).

Staff Comment (Summary):

• This project promotes NOACA’s Framework For Action 2025 Plan Goal 3 (Preserve and Improve the Efficiency of the Transportation System) and ODOT’s Access Ohio Goal 1 (System Preservation and Management).
• This is a preservation project in a growing community.
• The project is not located in an urban core community.
• SR 83 in North Ridgeville has existing 3-foot paved shoulders on each side of the road. These will be resurfaced and restriped as paved shoulders. Paved shoulders are useful for a variety of reasons, including a safer place for cyclists to ride. Three-foot paved shoulders are not adequate accommodation for cyclists, but as this is a resurfacing only project, there is no opportunity to improve the situation at this time. However, the project sponsor should consider cyclist accommodation as part of any future reconstruction or widening project.
• Move for committee and public review in order to obtain comments with the understanding that the sponsor will make a good-faith effort to address questions and comments.