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Council hears first reading of ODOT partnership for Keer Road/Northland Boulevard realignment and shared-use path
Summary
During a first reading, the Springdale City Council reviewed an ordinance authorizing preliminary participation with the Ohio Department of Transportation for a Keer Road and Northland Boulevard realignment and a shared-use path; the city would provide a 20% local match for construction and assume responsibility for professional design costs and ADA ramp work.
Springdale City Council on April 6 received the first reading of Ordinance No. 17, 2026, authorizing preliminary participation in a project with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to realign the Keer Road and Northland Boulevard intersection and construct a shared-use path along Keer Road connecting Long View Avenue to Princeton Pike (State Route 747).
Mr. Jacobs read the ordinance, which lays out the city—ommitments for cooperation with ODOT: a 20% local match for the construction contract, payment of 100% of professional engineering/design costs and any amounts exceeding federal funding caps, acquisition or provision of required right-of-way, installation or repair of curb ramps to ensure ADA compliance (at the city's expense), compliance with applicable federal procurement and consultant-selection rules (including 23 CFR provisions cited in the ordinance), and adherence to ODOT design standards and review processes.
Council took no action on the ordinance at this meeting; Mr. Jacobs said it will return for further consideration at a subsequent meeting. The ordinance authorizes the mayor and city administrator to enter into preliminary agreements and to execute documents necessary to develop the project and, if requested by ODOT, to assign rights to ODOT to allow additional or corrective work and contract enforcement.
The first reading contains numerous standard conditions that allocate design, right-of-way, and change-order responsibilities between the city and the state and underscores that local maintenance responsibilities will apply upon project completion.
