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Project Location:
Crain Avenue &
Fairchild Avenue
Project Budget: $20.2 million
Project Schedule:
Design Start Date November 2007
Construction Start
Date March 2009
Project Finish
December 2011
Fairchild Avenue Bridge (Crain Avenue
Bridge)
The existing Crain Avenue Bridge over
the Cuyahoga River and CSX Rail lines is in Poor Condition based on General
Appraisals of the bridge. In addition, a 2001 inspection rated the bridge as
structurally deficient. Portage County, the owner of the bridge, has performed
repairs annually on the structure over the last several years to maintain the
bridge crossing.
The bridge is one of only
five bridges crossing the Cuyahoga River in the City. The bridge serves
approximately 15,000 vehicles per day, making it the second most active crossing
in the City. The intersection of SR 43/Crain/Fairchild Avenue is also the most
highly congested intersection in Portage and Summit counties.
The project is a joint collaboration between the City, County and ODOT. The
project currently has obtained $11.65 million in federal funds from AMATS, ODOT
and the County Engineers Association of Ohio (CEAO).
The project used the Context Sensitive Design (CSD) process to determine the
purpose and needs of the project as well as other community goals. Pedestrian,
bicycle and vehicular safety were critical in the layout of the project. The
project includes the following major items:
New 4-lane bridge along Fairchild Avenue alignment
Wider sidewalks on the new bridge (10’ and 8’)
Critical link of the Hike and Bike trail systems along the river
Added turn lane on SR 43 and Fairchild Avenue
Wider walkways set back away from the pavement
Raising of the A.B.C. Rail lines to address poor sight distance
Added green space along the east side of SR 43 north of the new bridge
Permanent storm water quality treatment measures
The City of Kent is pleased to share the following
renderings on the new Fairchild Avenue Bridge:
Lake Street looking south onto N. Water Street towards the Star of the West
Mill
The Portage Hike and Bike Trail, between N. Mantua Street and the west bank
of the Cuyahoga River, looking north toward the new Fairchild Avenue Bridge
The new pedestrian bridge, located at the old Crain Avenue Bridge site,
looking north up the Cuyahoga River and along N. Mantua Street
Project Status:
- Citizens Advisory Committee meetings were held on 1/13/08 and 2/5/08 and
were open to the public
- Stage 2 Design plans have been reviewed and Stage 3 Design has begun
- County reviewing draft agreement between the City and County
- Negotiating impacts with A.B.C. Railroad
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Right-of-Way negotiations finalized on 80% of the parcels
| Contact:
James Bowling, P.E.
City Engineer
Phone: 330-678-8106
Email: bowlingj@kent-ohio.org |
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City of Kent
Department of
Public Service
Division of
Engineering |
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