Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Repairs make it the 'most expensive road in Strongsville'
A crumbling section of Albion Road that has been closed for 19 months has reopened. Mayor Tom Perciak said traffic was allowed to start using Albion about noon on Monday. The city closed the road between Valley Parkway and Handle Road on May 10, 2011 after officials noticed the pavement was crumbling down a hillside. The fix took 41 pylons placed in 30-foot holes to shore up the embankment and cost about $655,000. That translates to $1,069 per linear foot, Perciak said. Compare that to the $59 per foot it cost to repair Shurmer Road or the $203 a foot for Sunset Road, the mayor said. "I think we should put a sign up: The most expensive piece of road in Strongsville, Ohio," Perciak joked.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Here's what happened in Strongsville over the last few days
The top Strongsville stories from the last week: School bond issue -- The fate of Issue 116 won't be known until provisional ballots are counted. As of now, the issue appears to have passed by a very small margin. New store -- The convenience store inside the BP station at Howe and Royalton roads has become a 7-Eleven. Other election news -- Two city levies and a rezoning were approved at the polls on Tuesday, and two incumbents held their seats, although the margin for one is slim enough to be affected by provisional votes. Season ends for girls soccer team -- The Strongsville High School Lady Mustangs were defeated in state semi-finals. Albion Road to reopen -- A tentative date has been set for repairs to wrap up.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
But mayor promises it will be fixed this year
Repairs to a crumbling section of roadway that has kept Albion Road closed for more than a year were supposed to start Tuesday. But the work was delayed again because the materials needed for the project are not yet ready, City Engineer Ken Mikula said. Mayor Tom Perciak promised, though, that the long-in-coming project would begin soon. "It's going to get done this year," Perciak said. "We haven't forgotten about you on Albion Road." The road has been closed between Handle Road and Valley Parkway since May 10, 2011, when safety officials noticed the pavement was crumbling down a hillside. Officials have called it "the most expensive section of road" in Strongsville because it will cost about $650,000 to repair. Perciak said the cost and …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Repairs to Albion will top $600,000
The city has hired a contractor to fix a crumbling section of Albion Road that has kept the street closed since May 2011. The long-in-coming repair has been delayed for two reasons, officials said: • It's a complicated piece of engineering that will require 40 pylons to shore up an embankment. • It's expensive -- about $650,000. "It's probably the most expensive section of road, per foot, in town," Ward 4 Councilman Scott Maloney said. The road has been closed at the Albion Woods picnic area, near Valley Parkway, since May 10, 2011, when officials noticed the road had crumbled down a hillside. It has since deteriorated further, with cracks running almost to the middle of the road. City Engineer Ken Mikula said an engineering firm has …
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Here's what happened in Strongsville over the last few days
Some of the headlines in Strongsville Patch this week: Twilight Boutique closes: With its owners facing felony drug charges, the Prospect Road head shop quietly leaves town. New restaurant planned: A local businessman finalizes the purchase of land on Howe Road next to Westfield SouthPark. Foreclosure list: Eight Strongsville homes going to sheriff's sale in June. Schools to seek $81 million bond issue: A committe recommends a two-phased approach to building a new middle school and repairing the high school and elementary buildings. Albion Road to be repaired: The city takes bids on repairing crumbling pavement that has kept Albion closed for more than a year, but says it will be a very expensive job. Strongsville shows support for …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Section has been closed more than a year after pavement crumbled
The city is moving forward with plans to fix a crumbling section of Albion Road. But Mayor Tom Perciak warned City Council Monday that the job will be a costly one. "Wait till you see how expensve this is going to be," he said. The estimate: $689,000. "Of course, we're hoping the bids come in substantially lower," Perciak said. The road has been closed at the Albion Woods picnic area, near Valley Parkway, since May 10, 2011, when officials noticed the road had crumbled down a hillside. It has since deteriorated further, with cracks running almost to the middle of the road, Council President Mike Daymut said. "There is no easy way to fix this," Perciak said. City Engineer Ken Mikula said an engineering firm has determined the best way to …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Repairs have yet to start on crumbling roadway
A section of Albion Road that closed May 10 because of crumbling pavement is still a long way from reopening, city officials said. Mayor Tom Perciak said Monday the city is still waiting for an engineering firm to determine how to repair the road. "We don't even have the engineering back to go out and bid it," Perciak told Councilman at large Joe DeMio, who raised the question at a committee meeting. The road was closed at the Albion Woods picnic area, near Valley Parkway, when officials noticed the pavement had crumbled down a hillside. Crews can't just go in and repave, though, because the asphalt is washed away down a steep hillside. So instead of shoring up the pavement, it is likely the road will be realigned, shifting it away from …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Repairs are more complicated than they look, officials say
Don't look for Albion Road to reopen any time soon, officials said. Repairs to the road, closed May 10 at the Albion Woods picnic area, near Valley Parkway, due to a structural failure, are not as simple as they might seem, Mayor Tom Perciak said. Officials still aren't sure if the engineering work to shore up the crumbling road can be done in-house or if it will exceed $25,000 and have to be bid out. "We're a while away," Perciak said. Service Director Joe Walker said the problems there started some time ago, but the rainy spring accelerated the issue. With the pavement crumbling down the hillside, "the only thing to do is close that short section," he said. Barricades have been placed on Albion at Handle Road on the east side of the …
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Still, thieves broke into 86 homes last year; tried to hit 10 others
The number of residential burglaries went down slightly in 2010, according to figures from Strongsville police. There were 86 home break-ins and 10 burglary attempts last year, compared with 95 burglaries and 14 attempts in 2009, Detective Lt. John Janowski said. The figures are not out of line with a typical year in Strongsville. In 2007, there were 92 burglaries and eight attempts. The lowest tally in recent history was in 2008, when only 69 break-ins and 10 attempts were reported. Last year was marked, however, by a rash of burglaries in the north end of town in October and November. A dozen homes in neighborhoods near Webster and Albion roads were broken into by burglars who forced open back doors or windows in the early evening. In at…
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Tom Brennan
10:52 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
It would seem from the mayor's flippant remarks about the Albion Road repairs that having to pay for this project pains him to no end. From the above article: "I think we should put a sign up: The most expensive piece of road in Strongsville, Ohio," Perciak joked. Then, in today's edition of the Sun Star he is quoted as saying "When you drive on the hallowed ground, be advised that the cost of … more ›