Board approves contracts to advance Hilton Drive roundabout, fixes failed tennis courts and turf installation

The Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education on Tuesday approved several contracted projects to advance its campus master plan, including phase 2 of the Hilton Drive roundabout, professional design for tennis‑court repairs and reconstruction, asphalt repairs across campus and work on select roofing sections.

Facilities coordinator Brian Koss told the board the roundabout work has started with tree removal and staking; the district and contractor plan to take advantage of favorable weather windows with the goal of opening the new Hilton Drive by the first day of school. Koss said the district anticipates adding a one‑way parent drop‑off lane, a separated bike/walk path and minor curb treatments to keep pedestrian flows separate from vehicles.

Koss also described a proposed lane‑configuration change to ease a sharp turn near the senior parking lot, add left‑turn capacity and create a dedicated parent drop‑off. The board approved an additional contract for AVG to design a portion of that traffic routing and parent drop‑off infrastructure.

On athletics facilities, the board heard detailed concerns about the district tennis courts, which Koss said began deteriorating shortly after installation. "They began to deteriorate very, very quickly," he said, adding the district has performed extensive testing and is moving forward with a reconstruction bid rather than incremental patching. The board approved professional design services to develop construction documents and go to bid for court repairs and reconstruction.

The board also approved moving forward with a turf replacement project that will be installed in summer; Koss said crews plan to start mobilization in early June and target substantial completion before the fall season, weather permitting. Roofing and asphalt improvements (including the s‑curve driving lane and staff parking approaches) were described as scheduled summer work to limit interference with the school year.

All project‑related motions were approved by unanimous roll call votes. The board emphasized the schedule is weather‑dependent, and Koss said some parts of the tennis and turf work require curing periods that could extend timelines if conditions are poor. The district said it is working to coordinate with athletics to avoid displacing spring and fall seasons where possible.

Next steps: the district will finalize design contracts, accept bids where required and return to the board for formal contract awards and project timelines once bid results and weather forecasts are confirmed.