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Council agrees to send CMAQ traffic-signal proposal to committee for further review
Summary
Council discussed a congestion‑mitigation and air‑quality (CMAQ) grant opportunity for citywide traffic-signal improvements estimated at roughly $2.5 million with $500,000 in CMAQ funding; members asked for more detailed cost breakdowns and asked to consider phasing and competing priorities such as street repairs before committing city funds.
Council reviewed a long‑standing Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant award for citywide traffic-signal improvements and discussed whether to accept and advance the roughly $2.5 million project (including design and inspection) with an anticipated CMAQ reimbursement of up to $500,000. Staff described the scope as 16 signal improvements and four full signal reconstructions along Cedar Road, Warrensville Center Road, Washington Boulevard and Green Road. The proposed work would modernize controllers, improve coordination for traffic flow and add emergency‑vehicle preemption. Administration staff and the mayor urged council to act so the city can take advantage of state fiscal‑year 2026 funding; several councilmembers asked for a more detailed breakdown of reconstruction versus improvement costs, a phasing option focused on high-benefit intersections, and comparison with other near-term capital needs such as street repairs. Council voted to refer the proposal to a joint Service & Utilities and Building & Housing committee meeting to develop priorities and a phased approach before committing city funds.
