Brecksville's Wiese Road retaining wall work to begin in June

BRECKSVILLE - The city is accepting bids through 11 a.m. March 14 for the Wiese Road retaining wall repair and replacement project.

According to City Engineer Gerry Wise, it is a six-month contract and the road will likely be closed for up to four months starting in June. Brecksville received a $233,800 State Capital Improvement Program grant and a $233,800 loan in 2011 for the project, which at the time was estimated to cost nearly $1.17 million.

The city currently has $1.2 million budgeted for the project, but an updated estimate now places the expected cost at around $1.32 million.

The reason for the cost increase is additional sewer work on the road that was added to the project.

The project will address two walls. One will be repaired and refinished while the other will be completely replaced, since it was deemed not worth salvaging.

In its place will be a soldier pile wall, similar to a sound barrier along Interstate 77, anchored by I-beams rising 12 feet above the ground. Between the I-beams will be 8-foot to 10-foot concrete structural panels.

The original walls were built in 1938 and 1939 and we would hope for a similar lifetime for this one, Wise said.

A stacked-stone textured pattern, to be chosen by the mayor, will add aesthetic appeal to wall in addition to its structural stability.

The grant and loan come from the Ohio Public Works Commission via the District One Public Works Integrating Committee program which is handled by the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission.

Contact this reporter at 216-986-6065 or at rrozboril@sunnews.com

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