Opportunity Corridor Project Section 3 Update For Oct 2021
Opportunity Corridor Project Section 3 Update For Oct 2021.
Drone shots of the progress of the Opportunity Corridor Project near East 55th down to the bridge being built to connect it to Kinsman Road as it continues its path to completion in November 2021.
This drone footage was taken on October 2nd with FAA LAANC approval and were taken with my Mavic Air 2 and FIMI X8 SE 2020 Drones.
As The Opportunity Corridor Project Section 3 continues towards its home stretch, you can now see the ramp from East 55th to the main corridor road take shape and the bridge that will span the gap between the area that was once the end of East 64th to right near Kinsman road under construction.
ODOT update: Originally, I-490 was set to open in late May 2021. At that time, I-490 traffic would have only had access to E. 55th Street via the new quadrant roadway as the entire boulevard was not scheduled to be substantially open until early November 2021. Concerns for pedestrian safety and traffic congestion along E. 55th St. also led the Department to delay the original opening of I-490 to the new Opportunity Corridor Blvd.
The revised opening date for I-490 at E. 55th St. will now coincide with the substantial opening of the new boulevard between E. 55th St. and E. 93rd St. on November 1, 2021. This third and final phase of the Opportunity Corridor project will connect I-490/I-77 to E. 93rd Street, where Section 2 left off. Construction highlights will include two new pedestrian bridges, three new bridges located along the boulevard, one new bridge over the boulevard, one railroad bridge over the boulevard, six signalized intersections, new water mains, new major sanitary and storm sewers, along with tree lawns, sidewalks, and a shared-use path.
With the modified closure at I-490 and E. 55th St., a new project to make necessary repairs to the driving surface of the I-490 bridge over the Cuyahoga River Valley, between W. 7th St. and Broadway Ave., has been fast-tracked. By completing this work in 2021 while I-490 is still closed, reduces the impacts on traffic and improves safety for motorists and construction workers.