State Route 86 Relocation Resumes

Concord and Painesville Townships, Lake County

March 31, 2008, Garfield Heights, OH…Crews have resumed work to relocate State Route 86 in Concord and Painesville Townships, Lake County. 

State Route 86 between Big Creek and the City of Painesville water tower is closed.  Local traffic will be maintained from Big Creek to Helen Hazen Park from the south only.  This closure will remain in effect until approximately November 15, 2008. 

Motorists are detoured via State Route 84, State Route 44, I-90 and Vrooman Road.  Detours are posted.

During the coming weeks, crews will work to remove pavement and fill for use in the relocated portion of State Route 86.

On State Route 84, crews currently work to install storm sewers and water-main between Union Sand and Charlotte Street, traffic is maintained with one lane in each direction.  Paving of this portion will begin in the spring of 2008. 

The entire project will realign approximately one mile of SR 86 from a point approximately 700 feet north of Grandridge Pointe Drive to State Route 84.  The project is expected to be complete in the fall of 2009.

District 12 provides updated traffic information for Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties on the Internet at www.dot.state.oh.us/dist12/ or statewide construction and road condition information at www.buckeyetraffic.org.

 Project Facts

Project Overview:    Realignment of approximately one mile of SR 86 from a point approximately 700 feet north of Grandridge Pointe Drive to SR 84.

Contractor:               Anthony Allega Cement Contractors Inc.

Bid Amount:            $6,395,922.96

Start Date:               July 2007

Completion Date:     Fall  2009

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE ODOT DISTRICT 12 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE:

Jocelynn Clemings 216.584.2006, Faye Callahan 216.584.2005 or Mark Ziaja 216.584.2008

Ted Strickland, Governor             James G. Beasley, P.E., P.S., ODOT Director      Bonita G Teeuwen P.E., ODOT District 12 Director