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Discussion: Update of the W. Streetsboro Street (SR 303) Safety Improvements
Brief Description: City staff will update the Council on proposed improvements along West Streetsboro Street (State Route 303), between Boston Mills Road and Atterbury Boulevard. The update will also include recent correspondence with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) regarding the project and grant funding.
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Legislative History
Res No. 23-121 - Enter into an LPA Agreement with ODOT for the SR 303 Safety Improvements Project; 10/3/2023
24-0116 - Discussion: W Streetsboro (SR 303) Safety Improvements; 11/26/2024 and 2/11/2025
Purpose & Explanation
Update to W. Streetsboro St (303) Improvements - Boston Mills to Atterbury Blvd.
At the November 26, 2024, Workshop, city staff presented proposed safety improvements for West Streetsboro Street (SR 303) to the City Council. The project goal is to enhance vehicle and pedestrian safety on West Streetsboro Street between Boston Mills Road and Atterbury Boulevard. Originally, the plan included a new median island, curb bump-outs, modifications to the Atterbury Boulevard intersection island, and upgrades to curb ramps and pedestrian signals.
During the November Workshop, the Council expressed concerns about potential maintenance issues and unforeseen traffic impacts related to the proposed curb bump-outs, curbed median, and island changes along the corridor and at Atterbury Boulevard. The discussion recommended postponing these improvements. Instead of the curbed median, bump-outs, and Atterbury island modifications, pavement striping, signage improvements and curb ramp work should be first implemented. If these initial changes prove effective, then future curbing and other improvements could be implemented later. An updated plan and estimate identified that the cost of the striping, curb ramp and pedestrian pushbutton upgrades is estimated at $90,000. See updated "Exhibit - Proposed W. Streetsboro Rd Safety Improvements" ...
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