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North Royalton vows night work to finish 2025 road striping as repair crews race rain
Summary
Service Director Nick Cinquepalmi said crews are paving nearly daily using a hot box to work between showers and expect to complete main-road striping in about two weeks by working nights; City Engineer Matthew Glass said the State Road bridge closure will likely keep traffic rerouted through the summer with project completion anticipated in October or November.
Service Department crews in North Royalton are pressing to complete the city’s 2025 road maintenance work after a spring of wet weather.
Service Director Nick Cinquepalmi told the Streets Committee on June 3 that crews are doing asphalt work “almost every day,” that the city’s hot box lets crews keep asphalt hot and work between rains, and that the department aims to finish main-road striping now that schools are closing. "It usually takes about two weeks to complete," he said, adding that crews will do much of the striping at night.
Chair Joanne Krejci said completing the main routes is important for consistent markings before striping. City Engineer Matthew Glass told the committee he expects the State Road bridge project — which has rerouted traffic onto Akins Road — to keep the bridge closed most of the summer and into the fall, with anticipated completion in October or November; he said he will have a firm date after an upcoming meeting with the county (exact completion date not specified).
Members also discussed safety hot spots from a city “Top 10” list of crash locations. Krejci named Bennett and Akins and Bennett and Valley Parkway as intersections she observed; Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz said his priority is intersections that produce angular T-bone crashes caused by sight-line problems and that he has sought input from motorcycle officers and Metroparks staff.
Councilmember Mary Gorjanc asked about the cost of a temporary signal at Ridge and Akins; the Mayor and Gorjanc referenced an estimated range of about $40,000–$50,000. The committee left traffic items on the agenda for follow-up and asked staff to return with updated information at the next meeting.
Next step: Engineering staff will report back with project dates and any funding details at a future Streets Committee meeting.
