SRTS Safe Routes to School
The purpose of Safe Routes to School is to encourage and enable students in grades K-8 to walk or ride their bicycle to school.
Projects can be either engineering (improved crossings, sidewalks, etc.) or non-engineering (education and encouragement programs).
Since the program began in 2008, walking and bicycling to school has increased in Ohio communities with active Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs.
The responsibility of a safe route to school is ultimately shared by the user, government agencies, elected officials and safety advocates.
Current Projects:
2021
Safe Routes to School - PID 109068 - Lorain SRTS
State Route 611 - West 21st Street - Pedestrian Improvements
Project Description:
Work includes SR 611 Sidewalk Improvements (Leavitt Rd To Oakdale Ave), by installation of sidewalk, signage, striping, drainage improvements, and other necessary work.
Project map:
Project Location:
West 21st Street from Leavitt Road to Oakdale Avenue
Project Information:
Contractor: Terminal Ready Mix
Project Manager: Veronica A Newsome
Cost: $121,664.60 + 10% contingency.
Delayed Construction Start date: To Be Determined
Upcoming Projects:
2022
Safe Routes to School - PID 110932 - Lorain SRTS
Central Lorain Sidewalk Improvements (30th St. and Oakdale Ave.)
Project Description:
Work includes removal and replacement of approximately 20% of the sidewalk that is past its useful life, upgrading all noncompliant curb ramps to the current ADA standard, improving crossings at intersections, and restoration landscaping.
Project map:
Project Location:
This project will run from Marshall Avenue to Clifton Avenue on West and East 30th Streets and from West 17th Street to West 30th Street on Oakdale Avenue.
Project Information:
Contractor: TBD
Project Manager: Veronica A Newsome
Cost: $399,122.69
Proposed Construction Start date:04/15/2022
Public Comment Link: Public Comment
2023
Safe Routes to School - PID 113537 - Lorain SRTS
Safe and Comfortable School Zones - Central Lorain (Admiral King, Hawthorne, Garfield)
Project Description:
Work includes removal and replacement of approximately 20% of the sidewalk that is past its useful life, upgrading all noncompliant curb ramps to the current ADA standard, improving crossings at intersections, and restoration landscaping.
Project Location:
Admiral King, Hawthorne, and Garfield Schools
Project Information:
Contractor: TBD
Project Manager: Veronica A Newsome
Cost: $396,554.37
Proposed Construction Start date:04/01/2023
2024
Safe Routes to School - PID 115380 - Lorain SRTS
Safe and Comfortable School Zones - East Lorain (Longfellow and Larkmoor)
Project Description:
Work includes removal and replacement of approximately 25% of the sidewalk that is past its useful life, installation of new sidewalk, upgrading all noncompliant curb ramps to the current ADA standard, improving crossings at intersections, and restoration landscaping.
Project Location:
Longfellow and Larkmoor
Project Information:
Contractor: TBD
Project Manager: Veronica A Newsome
Cost: $190,078.25
Proposed Construction Start date:04/01/2024