On December 11, 2009 the NOACA Governing Board approved the following regarding this project: Resolution No. 2009-037 Project Planning Review Resolution No. 2009-038 Plan and TIP Amendment Title: Replace Bridge on Taylor Wells Road in Claridon Township Sponsor: Geauga County Engineer Estimated Total Cost: $348,000 Proposed Source of Federal Funds: County Engineers Association of Ohio (CEAO) History/Background: On September 30, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners, Geauga County, Ohio approved Resolution No. 09-175, to reconstruct the Taylor Wells Road bridge, Structure #113-2.03, in Claridon Township. The sponsor received CEAO approval for the project to use federal-aid Local Bridge (LBR) funds, administered through the CEAO. Current Conditions: Taylor Wells Road is functionally classified as a rural major collector south of Mayfield Road (US-322) and an urban local road north of Mayfield Road. The average daily traffic is 920 vehicles per day with about 1.1 percent trucks (2009 traffic count). The legal speed limit is 45 miles per hour. This bridge was built in 1967. The sponsor reports the bridge’s general appraisal rating is 4A with a sufficiency rating of 49.6. Taylor Wells Road is a two-lane facility with lanes nine feet wide and granular shoulders two to three feet wide. The pavement width, including shoulders, is 22 feet. The bridge is 22 feet wide and 45 feet long. Proposed Project: The project involves replacing the bridge on Taylor Wells Road, north of Hall Road, in Claridon Township (location map). The simple span steel beam bridge will be replaced with a single span pre-cast concrete arch-type structure. The bridge will remain two lanes. The proposed pavement width is 28 feet, with lanes 11 feet wide and paved shoulders three feet wide. The sponsor reports that the environmental work for this structure should only require an Army Corps of Engineer’s 404 permit, and that no right-of-way will be required. The project will be designed by the Geauga County Engineers’ in-house staff using Geauga County local standards. The sponsor intends to administer the project. The estimated total cost, provided by the sponsor, is $348,000. Eighty percent ($278,400) of the construction (C) cost will be funded with LBR funds. The Geauga County Engineer will provide the non-federal share of construction ($69,600). The project can be designed and ready to construct in the summer of 2011. 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 Goal #4 (System Preservation). This project has been approved by the CEAO for the LBR in SFY 2011. The sponsor wants to advance the project to SFY 2009. Unless the CEAO approves the advancement of the project, it will be programmed by NOACA for SFY 2011. Recommend committee and public review in order to obtain comments. Regional Transportation System (RTS) Team: According to the Bridge Inspection Report dated 3/9/09, this bridge has a General Appraisal rating of 4, poor condition. A definition of poor condition is “advanced section loss, deterioration of spalling.” Paving the granular shoulders will increase the safety for cyclists on this 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): No comments; recommended for amendment to NOACA's Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Bicycle Advisory Council (BAC): Paving the granular shoulders will increase safety for cyclists on this road. Asset Management Council: This project is consistent with Asset Management Council goals.