ODOT, NOACA renew effort to reduce controversial congestion near Strongsville and Brunswick
· 27.04.2024 · 08:25:37 ··· ··· Saturday ·· 6 (6)
WKYC Channel 3 After decades of disagreement over congestion in Strongsville and Brunswick, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) have announced a renewed effort to ease traffic near the Cuyahoga and Medina County lines.
The plan is to bring in a consultant to help improve traffic in and around the cities. The study area would be along I-71 bounded on the north by Pearl Road (U.S. 42), the south by SR 303, to the west by U.S. 42 and to the east by West 130th.
"I think that common ground that we all have here is that there is an issue out here that needs to be solved and that issue is congestion," ODOT press secretary Matt Bruning said.
For decades, Strongsville officials have pushed for an interchange at Boston Road to help ease the traffic on I-71 between Pearl Road and state route 303. But the city of Brunswick has strongly opposed the idea of an interchange, which would impact residents in the area.
"I think that’s what were trying to accomplish here with these next steps is to find a solution that hopefully most people can walk away from and say, ‘this is the right path forward,’” Bruning said.
The Brunswick City Council released a statement Friday, supporting the independent traffic study and reiterating their opposition to an interchange that they said would "detrimentally" impact residents.
Matt Rascon reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/odot-noaca-strongsville-brunswick-cuyahoga-county-medina-line-congestion/95-81400977-5a2a-42e0-87f0-f577c03ec8f1
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