Title:  Cleveland North Coast Connector- Elements of Phase 1

Sponsor:   City of Cleveland

Estimated Total Cost: $99,532,112

Estimated NOACA Commitment: N/A

Proposed Source of Federal Funds:  Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects- INFRA

History/Background: The project will transform key sections of Cleveland Memorial Shoreway (State Route 2) from a substandard limited access highway into a low-speed, pedestrian-friendly boulevard with at-grade signaled intersections, ADA compliant sidewalks, and a sustainable landscape treatment. In addition, the project will construct the first phase of enabling infrastructure to provide a dedicated access road for the Port of Cleveland.

The revised project scope includes:

• Demolition of GCRTA W. 3rd Station,
• Demolition of the Main Ave bridge span between W. 9th Street and its tie in point just east of Erieside Avenue,
• Construction of the port road retaining wall,
• Pre-construction and construction of a widened pedestrian and bike friendly W. 3rd Bridge and new intersection (including pedestrian infrastructure),
• Land acquisition, pre-construction and construction of the Summit Street Extension retaining wall and bridge, and
• Pre-construction and construction of the first segment of the new Shoreway Boulevard connecting from W. 3rd Street to the E. 9th Street ramps.

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