The City of Cuyahoga Falls has secured funding for a future road construction project to improve Portage Trail.
This project involves widening Portage Trail from Albertson Parkway to State Road to add a two-way center left turn lane as well as pavement resurfacing on Portage Trail between Northampton Road and State Road. The project also proposed to upgrade traffic signal equipment at the Northampton Road and Valley Road intersections with Portage Trail, make minor drainage improvements, construct a 10-foot wide shared use path on the south side of Portage Trail between Albertson Parkway and State and construct an 8-foot wide sidewalk on the north side of Portage Trail from Cedar Hill Road to State Road.
Construction of this estimated $5.9 million dollar project is expected to begin in the Spring of 2023 and end in the Fall of 2024.
The proposed project is advancing through the detailed design phase of plan development. The next step in the process for this project will be the acquisition of proposed right of way or property required to construct this project. The acquisition of proposed right of way will begin in Spring of 2021 and will be complete by Fall of 2022. You will be notified in a separate letter if some of your property is needed for the project
The widening of Portage Trail will extend into Valley Vista Park. The City is working with the design team to minimize impacts to the park. Project construction is expected to require the removal of 11 parking spots and some landscaping features. Access to the Valley Vista Park parking lot will typically be maintained during the duration of the construction except for a one-week time period when the driveway will be reconstructed, advance notice will be given prior to the closure of the driveway.
Project construction will not impact any environmentally sensitive resources. Minor impacts to one small stream are expected due to the road widening.
If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Joshua J. Slaga, PE, via telephone at 330-572-3515, via mail at GPD Group 520 S Main St Suite 2531 Akron, OH 44311, or via email at jslaga@gpdgroup.com. Comments are requested by January 22, 2021.