What's Happening in Westlake, OH…

Donald R. Glauner, North Olmsted’s Director of Public Safety and Service, recently revealed plans for upcoming street repair.

In 2018, the city will spend $1.7m, up from the $1.3m budgeted for 2017. Once the city council approves the measure, the city will ask for bids, with the work expected to start sometime in the spring.

Glauner explained that the city is trying to make sure its roads and infrastructure are in good repair, but will not know precisely what has be to done until the weather improves and crews can assess the situation. Each year, the city engineers rank the streets and roads on a system from 1 to 10, with higher numbers meaning more damage. The city will try to repair any thoroughfare that is ranked 5 or 6 in the year it is ranked at that level.

There are a number of streets on the repair list, but they will not be the final selections until bids are received. Currently, the list consists of Whitehaven Avenue, Elmhurst Road, Douglas Drive, Broxbourne Road, Wellesley Avenue, Linden Circle, Lansing Drive, Dewey Drive, and Cedarwood Lane.

If the bids are high, the city will have to decide which streets have to be repaired immediately, and which can wait. The $1.7m figure includes re-curbing, crack sealing, and asphalt resurfacing.

Projects like this impact many people, so officials might consider working with a flyer printing company on a mailer for affected residents.