Turning left off 82 to get to Costco is definitely the worst one I've experienced

I agree with you Rick. The left turn lane as well as the centermost east bound lane is also affected. In general the intersection of 82 & Howe is the worst.

turning left off of Shurmer onto Howe

Try driving on West 130th and Whitney during rush hour! That area needs major help too!

Turning left from Echo Drive to Pearl - especially when there is no traffic on Pearl during off hours.

the light on Howe at southpark/lenox going south where it reduces from 2 lanes to one after the intersection .... that causes cars to race down the right lane and cut in after the light (ohio revised code 4511 improper lane change ticket offense) that causes the flow of traffic to slow by domino effect ......this is easy to fix, block the right lane after the light so those in the right lane can only turn right into the mall

Turning Left on Pearl coming from The Turnpike. OMG...it is both the longest red light and shortest green light in the history of mankind!!

Prospect going North - light at West Lunn. There is no left turn signal and people can't make a left turn until the light goes to caution. You could be there for 10 minutes or more!

Please put a left turn arrow on the light at Pearl (going south) and Cook. It can get so backed up with people turning left into McDonalds and those waiting to turn left onto Cook. Help!!

This should sum it up for me here is my status from the evening of July 3:
I wish The Strongsville Police department would sit in the intersection of Howe and RT 82. When the light turns RED hand any and all idiots still sitting in the intersection a big fat ticket. It's unbelievable!! There are 4 lanes to get out of the shopping center and during rush hour you're lucky if 2 cars total get out. WHY? Because as soon as the light turns yellow as many as 10 cars pull into the intersection, this causes all lanes leaving the shopping center to be blocked. By the time it clears for the cars to go it's red again and the cycle starts all over. I'm not kidding when I say it took us 45 minutes to leave Costco this evening. :(

Going north on Pearl to Rt. 82. The left turn arrow onto Royalton west allows only four cars to go through. Ifffffffffff, a fifth car turns left onto 82, it is on a yellow turning red light.
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Turning left from Dake west bound onto Pearl heading north. The timing on the left turn arrow is very long since the Pearl Road widening project was completed.

All great comments on here. I think they can all be broken down into 3 categories...

Category 1- In the works...like fixing the light at Shurmer and Howe

Category 2- Should be considered...like a turning arrow at Cook and Pearl

Category 3- Unfortunately not possible...like an additional left turn arrow at Costco off of Rt. 82 (While it seems like there is room to add another lane because of the lane that is restricted, the intersection itself is not wide enough to handle another turn lane.

Everyone's comments are important to me and I'm sure also to my fellow councilmen. We are always looking for ways to improve our city. Constructive conversation, like above, will help us all to work together to build a stronger Strongsville. If any of you would like to further discuss these issues, feel free to email me at Matt.Schonhut@Strongsville.org

-Councilman Matt Schonhut

Tom, I think I would prefer the 86 yr old driving 17mph to the countless bozos driving 60mph down Pearl....you know, the ones who think yellow means speed up and red means slam on the gas and gun it! =( Why is everyone in such a big hurry???

Shurmer and Howe! It's a ridiculous wait! I've sat there for more than 10 minutes before finally giving up and turning right, so I can pull into a driveway and turn myself around! Something needs to change!

I realize that my beefs are not with intersections, but traffic issues nonetheless: 1) the people who are headed northbound on Pearl at Falling Water and cross over the double yellow line in order to get into Dairy Queen. No, you're not in "your" turn lane, and no you really don't need more fried food and ice cream. 2) The idiots who park in the fire lane at Giant Eagle at SouthPark in order to "just run in for a couple of things". SPD could have a field day there writing tickets, but I'm sure the brass doesn't want to offend anyone.

The Costco turn light (going Eastbound on 82) and the Shurmer and Howe light....I have been tempted to just go through it so many times and find myself doing an "Austin Powers" back and forth over the line to see if the signal is even working! Lol...those 2 are the worst! As far as the Costco one, I've actually found it to be faster (I know it sounds crazy) to drive through the mall parking lot and turn out into Howe to get to Costco....and speaking of the mall-not a traffic signal problem, but a traffic problem nonetheless...can we trim the bushes down or remove them from the island where inbound traffic enters into the road that goes around the mall? It is so difficult to see the cars to your left (especially if you are in a small car, then it is nearly impossible) until it's too late and they've almost hit you trying to get through the intersection...who plans out these things?

Let's concentrate on pedestrians such as myself for a minute here. The light in front of Center seems to never change from green to red while waiting o and only changes on rare occasion.

I must agree that going east on 82 is not the best way to get to Costco / Best Buy. I use Howe and go straight in. At least when the light changes traffic has a chance. Try to turn left from 82 east bound to Pearl and no joke 4 quick driver max.. Oh ya what is with the west bound left turn traffic on 82 to Pearl... They think they own the intersection !!! Ticket Time there for sure..... I think a 71 to Boston interchange would help the Mall area , Prospect, Pearl ... Bad for the area but the best for the city..