This did not follow that procedure,” DeWine said. “Containing language like this in a bill is not the conventional way that interchanges occur in the state of Ohio or anything else in regard to transportation.
Before Governor Mike DeWine signed the budget into law, he addressed the provision.
He and others have criticized the way in which the measure moved forward at the state level. “If you look at it, it’s basically specific to 82 and Boston Road,” said Kellums. The Strongsville representative, who is also the chair of the House Finance Subcommittee on Transportation, added language to the transportation bill requiring ODOT to ensure there is limited access on and off ramps every 4.5 miles on the interstate between cities with more than 35,000 people when at least one of the cities is in a county with more than one million people. The five mile stretch of I-71 between Route 82 in Strongsville and Route 303 in Brunswick is among the longest in Ohio and Patton said the volume of cars using the current Strongsville exit has created a safety hazard. Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) told News 5 in March, explaining the population of Strongsville is now near 50,000 and Brunswick is above 35,000. It was all farmland back then,” State Rep. “I-71 was built in the late 50s when Strongsville and Brunswick had just a few thousand people apiece. Proponents say an additional highway access point is sorely needed to mitigate congestion and safety concerns. “And our house value would obviously plummet.”įunding for the interchange was included in a provision of the $13.5 billion transportation budget passed in late March. “One of our concerns is the amount of traffic it would bring unnecessarily,” Kellums said. Now they worry the proposed highway interchange would be a detriment to the neighborhood. They noted both cities have grown and changed over the years. He and his wife Shrea have lived in their Boston Rd. It’s our lives, our livelihoods and our lives and our future,” said Mike Kellums. Neighbors on both sides can recall discussions dating back several decades about adding highway access from the residential road. The street divides Strongsville to the north and Brunswick to the south.
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White letters on a blue background tell drivers and passersby, “Say no to the Boston Road interchange.” In recent weeks, lawn signs have been appearing in yards along Boston Road and the adjacent neighborhoods.
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