Broadway Corridor - Design for 25 - 122461

NOACA 1.5M
ODOT 2M

ODOT completed a safety study of the corridor.

The speed at which vehicles impact another vehicle or vulnerable road user is one of the greatest indicators of the outcome and severity level of a crash. For instance, based on a FHWA-endorsed study done in Sweden, at a collision speed of 40 km/h (25 mph), a pedestrian has a 90% chance of survival. At speeds higher than 40 km/h (25 mph), fatality risk begins to increase substantially.

ODOT could initiate a pilot program using Safety Program funds to target specific corridors where certain risk factors are present with the goal to implement design countermeasures that encourage self-enforcing 25 mph travel speeds. This program could target existing corridors with 25 mph posted speed limits or corridors with higher posted speed limits where context indicates speeds should be lower. In the case of reducing 35 mph speeds, a speed study would be performed upon construction of the project to enact the lower speed limit.

ODOT is identifying/selecting Safe System concepts on corridors to encourage lower or target speeds. Establishing a target speed for design purposes is intended to result in operating speeds more consistent with legal speeds.

State Route 57 between Broadway/ 9th St intersection and the 28th St/ Elyria Ave intersection in the city of Lorain was identified as a corridor to evaluate for safe system/ target speed countermeasures – see project limits below. The evaluation is to include the following components:

1. Safety Overview
2. Speed data using INRIX database for event and non-event traffic
3. Traffic volume data to evaluate road diet or alternate cross sections. Data collection is proposed at Broadway/ 9th, Broadway/Elyria, Broadway/ 14th St, Broadway/ 21st St, Broadway/ 28th St, and Elyria/28th St intersections.
4. Field observations
5. Capacity analysis
6. Conceptual plan to use for scoping design phase and cost estimating

Project Overview
The Broadway Corridor project, funded by NOACA and ODOT safety funds, aims to implement a complete street transformation from approximately 250 feet south of 28th St to 9th St (total length ~7,200 ft). The project intends to enhance safety, mobility, and multimodal access along this key corridor in the City of Lorain.

Key Project Components
Road Diet Conversion:

• Reduce traffic from two lanes each way to one lane per direction
• Introduce a two-way center left-turn lane
• Implement a two-way cycle track along the full corridor
• Add on-street parking and landscaped medians where feasible

Intersection & Signal Enhancements:

• Realign 28th St for improved intersection flow
• Modify traffic signals at Broadway/Elyria, Broadway/21st, and Broadway/28th to include bicycle signals
• Add two new overhead signs
• Pedestrian & ADA Improvements:
• New sidewalk on the east side of Broadway (13th to 10th St)
• ADA compliance review and design for curb ramps
• Evaluate and mark sidewalk repairs

Green Infrastructure & Landscaping:

• Evaluate and design green infrastructure (GICM) including bioretention systems
• Provide native/drought-tolerant plantings in medians and bumpouts
• Add street trees and landscaped zones

Utility Coordination:

• Ongoing communication with utility companies during all design stages
• Submit Utility 4A note at PS&E stage

Schedule

• Lorain Better Block: Summer 2025
• Design: Fall/Winter 2025
• Stage 2 Submission: December 2025
• Final PS&E Submission: April 2026
• Bid: July 2026
• Award: Ausut 2026
• Begin Consturciton: Fall 2026
• End Construciton: Fall/Winter 2027