Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Road has been closed more than a year
Albion Road is tentatively set to reopen Dec. 12, Strongsville officials said. City Engineer Ken Mikula said retaining wall that holds up the crumbling hillside has been built and crews are now hauling away dirt. "The whole key is to get it paved, and that's weather-dependent," Mikula said. Albion 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 $655,000 to repair. The job involved drilling 30-foot holes to anchor 41 pylons that will shore up the embankment, then repaving. The road will also shift a little to smooth out a curve.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
18 months after it closed, repairs are under way
Work is under way on Albion Road, which 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. The job will involve drilling 30-foot holes to anchor 41 pylons that will shore up the embankment, then repaving. The road will actually shift a little to smooth out a curve.
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 …
Monday, July 11, 2011
But the project is more complicated than it might seem, officials say
The good news is the city found an engineering firm it can hire to fix Albion Road where it is crumbling without the time-consuming process of getting bids. The bad news is it's not an easy fix. "It's not that simple," Mayor Tom Perciak said. The road has been closed at the Albion Woods picnic area, near Valley Parkway, since May 10, when officials noticed the road had crumbled down a hillside. Crews can't just go in and repave, though, because the asphalt is washed away down a steep hillside. "We don't have enough room to work there," Service Director Joe Walker said. So instead of shoring up the pavement, it is likely the road will be realigned, shifting it away from the embankment onto right-of-way on the other side of the street, City…
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Tammy
4:29 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012
What a bunch of nonsense. They need to quit making up excuses and get it fixed already!! This is ridiculous!! more ›