Pearl Road Widening Still Set for August Despite Funding Shortfall
City is exploring other sources after grant falls through
The city will not receive to help pay for Phase 2 of the Pearl Road widening project, but construction is still scheduled to start in August. Strongsville officials learned this week it won't get a share of state Issue 1 money this year. But Lori Daley, design engineer for the city, said the state did offer a no-interest loan for nearly $2.3 million instead. "We're still moving forward," Daley said. "We're exploring other funding." So far, the city has a little over $7 million in grants for the $11.5 million project, which will widen Pearl up Stoney Hill and to the Strongsville border at Boston Road. Mayor Tom Perciak said last year he hoped to amass at least $9.5 million in grants for the job and borrow the rest, if need be. The city …
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tom m
1:55 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
it can take minutes to turn left off admiralty at times (no big deal) I am hoping that a sidewalk can be put in at least on one side of the road ( ok I admit it whopper runs on bike) more ›