Edward J. Hren, PE –Village Engineer and Project Manager
Bret Keller, EI – Design Engineer

This Medusa Street Reconstruction project consisted of widening and overlaying an existing concrete pavement with a thin layer of asphalt and then constructing a new seven inch thick layer of concrete pavement, a process known as “whitetopping.”

Prior to placing the asphalt “bond- breaker” on the existing concrete, the pavement was proof rolled and all unsuitable concrete slabs and joints were replaced. New pavement underdrain was installed to provide proper subgrade drainage in order to protect the Village’s investment in the project.

Medusa Street is an active industrial/distribution district and there was great concern on the part of the area businesses with respect to potential traffic delays due to construction.

Chagrin Valley Engineering (CVE) prepared plans, specifications and contract documents ensuring that all drainage work and concrete base repairs were performed with minimal disruption to commercial traffic. The “whitetopping” process was modified, with the consent of the local businesses, to install the full pavement width over a holiday weekend using a medium set concrete. The concrete roadway was reopened on Tuesday morning thus minimizing any inconvenience to the surrounding businesses.

The Medusa Street Reconstruction was a petitioned assessment project. CVE coordinated the assessment process with the Village of Oakwood and the surrounding businesses in order to take advantage of outside funding sources.

The project was developed and scheduled in a manner that allowed CVE to prepare a successful grant application and secure partial funding for the project from the Ohio Public Works Commission.

The Project Budget was $420,000 and CVE was proud to complete the entire project under budget at a Final Project Cost of $350,000.

The project began in May 2010 and was completed in July 2010.