Road Closed: Expect to See a Lot of Detours This Summer
Here’s a quick look at some of the major projects the city will be taking on later this year.
That’s right—there are at least three major projects that will shut down Brecksville roads this summer. Here’s what to expect:
- Wiese Road: City Engineer Gerald Wise said Wiese Road could be closed for up to four months while crews replace the old retaining wall. The city has awarded a contract and work is allowed to begin on June 11, after school ends. Wise said the road will be closed from Riverview Road to the top of the hill.
- Highland Drive: Highland Drive will probably be closed for about a month while workers replace a culvert, or drainage pipe. This project is a bit newer—the city will go out to bid on it this week. The work will likely begin in July or August, Wise said, and the road will be closed between Edgerton and Barr roads.
- Royalton Road: The stretch of road that will be closed isn’t long, but it will affect a lot of people. State Route 82 will be closed from Highland Drive to Old Royalton Road, near the Interstate 77 ramps, while crews fix slippage due to a failed culvert. Wise said the contract only allows the road to be closed for two weeks. It will likely close in July. The city is still working through reviews with the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The good news? Wise said Riverview Road should be open again in a few weeks.
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Lila Tamulewicz
8:00 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The section of road on Route 82 eastbound between Highland and Old Royalton Road is so buckled. I wonder if that will be fixed too? Thanks for the updates on the closures!
Rachel Abbey McCafferty
11:00 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Hi Lila,
I'll have an update soon on all of the planned road repairs for the summer. This is just the major projects coming up that will completely close roads for more than just a day or two.
Very disappointed
5:39 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
I hope that you plan to complete the work on riverview road from Preston village to route 82 and pave that portion before the work on weise begins or you will be stranding many citizens. This road is closed for sewers and is completely torn up.
Rachel Abbey McCafferty
9:57 am on Friday, April 20, 2012
The work on Riverview Road is expected to be completed in the next few weeks, so as far as I know, there won't be any overlap between that and this summer's road closures. I will keep readers updated, though.
And Very disappointed, please change your user name. We don't allow aliases in our Terms of Use: http://brecksville.patch.com/terms
Marion Lia
12:06 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Route 82 detour betweem Highland Dr. and Old Royalton. WHere will the traffic be detoured too? Cars, trucks, etc/