Tuesday, February 12, 2013
State Rep. Mike Dovilla gets commitment from ODOT to erect sound barriers in Strongsville, nearby
State Rep. Mike Dovilla, R-7, said noise walls on the Ohio Turnpike are a step closer to reality. Dovilla said he received a commitment from the Ohio Department of Transportation that mitigating turnpike noise will be one of the first projects undertaken if the state’s toll road issues new bonds. Strongsville officials have for years sought relief from traffic noise for residents who live along the turnpike. Dovilla asked ODOT Director Jerry Wray and Ohio Turnpike Commission Executive Director Rick Hodges about using money from the sale of turnpike bonds for noise mitigation during a committee meeting. He got the answer he was looking for. “I was pleased that Director Wray, in response to my questions on noise mitigation, stated he …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Gov. John Kasich wants to use toll road to leverage other projects, create jobs
Local officials are endorsing a plan by Gov. John Kasch to leverage the Ohio Turnpike -- not lease it -- to create as much as $3 billion for state road projects. "If all the studies are correct, it will create 65,000 new jobs," Mayor Tom Perciak said. Kasich announced last week he wants to issue new debt against the 241-mile toll road rather than lease or sell it to a private entity, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Under the proposal, Ohio would generate $1.5 billion from two new bonds and up to $1.5 billion more from matching local and federal funds for transportation projects projects throughout the state. Perciak said the plan keeps the turnpike an independent operation, but allows the state access to its value. "This truthfully …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Make sure you have a little extra change in the cup holder before you hop on any of Ohio's turnpikes.
For some travelers, it costs a little more to travel Ohio's toll roads this new year. New Ohio Turnpike toll rates took effect Jan. 1. The new rates, which were approved by the Ohio Turnpike Commission in March 2009, will continue to provide an E-ZPass incentive, where E-ZPass customers pay a lower toll than customers who pay with cash or a credit card. Some customers who travel between only one or two interchanges may not experience any change in their toll fare. For example, customers traveling from the Strongsville/Cleveland Interchange (TP 161) to the Akron Interchange (TP 180) currently pay 75 cents with E-ZPass or $1.25 without E-ZPass. On Jan. 1, customers traveling that same route will pay the same rate. Under the new rates, the …
Dave M
7:01 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Well Tom, just because you live near tracks doesn't mean you signed on for them to crank up unlimited train traffic all night long. Just like when you live near a street or highway that they suddenly allow heavy trucks through and let them use their engine brakes. This is why Olmsted Falls, Berea, etc. established train quiet zones after traffic cranked up. Also, if you didn't notice, Brecksville… more ›