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Committee flags Ridge & Akins among intersections for study; temporary light rejected
Summary
The Streets Committee reviewed its top-10 crash locations and discussed Ridge & Akins. The Turnpike Commission declined a temporary light (cost about $40,000); engineering recommended targeted traffic studies priced at $7,500–$10,000 each to evaluate short-term mitigations.
The North Royalton Streets Committee scrutinized a list of the city’s top 10 crash locations and discussed possible low-cost mitigation steps, including a focused study of the Ridge and Akins intersection.
Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz told the committee that First Energy reviewed trees near several intersections and did not identify them as a hazard to power lines; the city will reassess whether trees are affecting sight lines and whether work can be done without impacting utility lines. Antoskiewicz also said the Turnpike Commission was not inclined to install a temporary traffic signal at Ridge & Akins because it was outside the commission’s scope and would cost roughly $40,000; detour signage has been placed to reduce through-traffic.
Engineering representative Brian Binsley recommended traffic counts and crash-pattern analysis to determine which intersections could be improved through signal timing or operational changes. Binsley estimated a traffic study would cost between $7,500 and $10,000 per intersection and said at least eight sites on the committee’s list warrant study. Council members expressed particular concern about morning and afternoon rush hours and high-school dismissal traffic at Ridge & Akins.
The committee did not adopt any immediate infrastructure changes during the meeting; members discussed prioritizing which intersections to study first and requested Binsley provide a list with crash histories and study cost estimates to support budgeting and scheduling decisions.
