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RESOLUTION Nos 501 <br />By_Mra Belzer <br />A RESOI,UTIQN REQIJESTING THE ST,ATE HIGHWAY <br />? D:EFARTMENT TO A-D D ,A TRAFr'iC LANE ON. SOM <br />' C"',NTER RO,AD, ( ROUTE 91) NEAR WILSON PiIZZ,S <br />' ROAD IN THE VILLAGE OF .24AYFIELI)R <br />WHEREAS, S.O,M. Center Road ( State Routa 91) runs in a general Northerly <br />' and Southerly diseetion in the Village of Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, Oh3,o, <br />, intexsecting Wilson Mills Road, a county road runna.ng in a genearal Easterly <br />, and Westerly direction; and <br />WHEREAS, said intersection S.s the most cottgested one in the Village <br />of tiiayfield, partiaularly since the recen.t widening of Wilson Mills Road <br />West of SmOoMo Center Road, atzd the only business distriet in the Village <br />is on S,O.M. Center Road, begianing at its intersecti.on with Wilson Mills <br />Road and proceeding Southerly £or approximately 250 feet; and <br />WHEREAS, there are only two lanes f or Northbound traffic on S.OsM. <br />Center tZoad approaching Wilson MiI1s Roada and <br />LJHEREASe the State Highway Department is pl.anning the widening of <br />S,O.M. Center Road South of Wilson Mi11s Road in the future; and <br />WHEREAS, a lane of traffic should be added on the East side of S.O.M. <br />Center Road near its interseetion witn Wilson Mills Road without waiting <br />fos the widening of S,4.Mo Center Road for a Ionger distance; and <br />WHEREAS9 the Cleveland Autoarobile Club has advised the Village of <br />Mayfield.Police Department that until such ti.me as SP0„M. Centes Road is <br />widened, an additional lane is needed to expeditellthrough0 attd°1right tt1r[tfQ <br />movementsa th.at "traffic volumes kee-o increasing and conge. pti.on,arises at , <br />intersections whese approaches are not wide enough to accommodate two lanes <br />of traffice" ,that "the lane to be added wiI1 be adjacent to the business <br />area and should extend back f rom the intexseetion approximately 250 fe2t <br />includ'ang the taper", and ttiat "the centes>line lane should be reserved f or <br />lef t tura only" ;; 8 <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCTZ OF THE VTLLAGE OF MAYFIELD <br />CtJYAHOGA COUNTY OHSO 9 THAT: <br />Sea. 1. Council herehy requests the State Highway Department of the <br />State of Ohio as soon as possible to add a lane o£_traEfie..on the East side <br />of S.O.M, Center Road ( State Route 91), beginni.ng with its intersection <br />with Wilson Mi11s Road and extending Southesly from the intersection about <br />250 feet,