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' M. Poaa NI7 .o?..?ew. ffiGHWAY IlVIPROVEMENTS STATE ROUTE 175, RICffiVIUND ROAD CUYAHOGA COi3NTY, OffiO Owner: phio Departmenc of Transportation Project Cost: $3.3 Million Complecion Dare: 1996 Description: . Polytech, Inc. was chosen by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODO'i) as prime consultant to provide engineering services for the widening of Richmond Road (S.R. 175) in the City of Warrensville Heights and Village of Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, from the I-271 ramp co Harvard Avenue, a distance of appmximately 0.8 miles. These services inciuded the development of roadway, drainage, and right-af-way plans using AutoC'.ad Release 12 ard AdCadd Civil Retease 12. The existing Richmond Road was a two-lane uncurbed highway. It was on a tangent alignment, wich a gentfy roliing profile, and served to access Sunny Acres Nospital, Cuyahoga Counry Community Coltege Eastern Campus (Tri-C East), Little Sistets of the Poor Home for che Aged, several private residences, and a future site of the Figgie developmmt project. Traffic votume in the area is heavy especially during eveting hours due tn the sudems who attend evening classes at Tri-C Eastern Campus. In ocder to accommodate the grojeeted inerease in umffic volume Richmond Road was widened to four lanes with curbs and sidewallcs, arui a 30 foot median for the porrion adjacent to the Figgie propercy. The exisang drainage systern of ditches and small cuivetts was not adequaze to support the proposed devetopment of the pro}ect area. Polytech, Inc. developed plans for a rew statm smr system 2tnd the upgrade of two major cutveres. The smaller culveres were incorparateti inw a ctosed svorm sewer systein. A new, larger capacity sanitary system was desigrted also. Of pardcuiar corcem to residerus and insatutions in the project area was access to their respeeave propenies during consauction. The challenge for Polytech, Inc. was to accomnwdate the concerns of the residem and instiaitions in the prnjecc area and to avoid having to make momrists detour around Richmond R+oad since ic is such a heavily used route. The solution wu the development of maintenance of traffic plans that maintained two open lanes on Richmnnd Road at all times. Special signs were designed for Tri-C East's eciuame to be used duting consincaon. The signs mld students where to go for alternm enuances oo Tri-C East's campus. The overall main?ce of traffic scheme also allowed for the relocation of utilities wWm itiuerruption of service. New signing and pavement marltings were desigtred and provisions were made for future traffic lights at two intersecrions.