Road Construction Projects

UPDATED April 25, 2025

Mayor Matthew J. Castelli and the Middleburg Heights City Council understand that maintaining our roads is a top priority.  The Middleburg Heights Department of Public Service and Director James Herron coordinates and manages the work with our City Engineer Kim Kerber of Mannik and Smith and regional partners including Cuyahoga County, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).

Listed below are the planned and funded 2025 Middleburg Heights Road Construction Projects.  This list is updated periodically as projects are approved and funded by Middleburg Heights City Council or our outside partners.

Webster Road and Craigmere Drive (north of Nethersole)

The project involves pavement planning with chip seal and asphalt overlay, concrete curb and section repairs and sidewalk section replacement.

Project Update:  Bid opening is on April 29, 2025.  Bids will be reviewed, and a recommendation will be made to City Council.  Project will start late May or early June 2025.

Elmdale Drive (Claremont to cul-de-sac)

Engineering plans are being prepared for a complete concrete reconstruction of Elmdale Drive from the Claremont intersection to the cul-de-sac.

Project Update:  After the engineering plans are prepared, the next steps include project bidding and City Council award.

Smith Road (Pearl Road to W. 130^th Street) 

Smith Road in the Southland business district is being completely reconfigured and reconstructed.  The reimagined corridor will have on-street parking, a new multi-purpose trail, a tree lined center median, enhanced green space along the entire roadway, and new opportunities for development adjacent to Smith Road.  This is a two-year project.  The project started in early Summer 2024 and will be completed by Fall 2025.

Project Update:  Project was awarded by City Council to Perk Company and started in July 2024.  One-way traffic is southbound on Smith Road from Pearl Road to W. 130^th Street.  The new multi-purpose path is currently being installed on the east side of Smith Road and new light pole foundations are being installed.

Smith Road (Sheldon Road to Pearl Road)

Smith Road is being completely repaved from Sheldon Road to Pearl Road.  The curve located near Stroud Road is being realigned for safer traffic flow and travel.  Project also includes installation a new waterline near Stroud Road and new storm sewer from Woodcreek to Stroud Road.

Project Update:  The work on Smith Road will start in May 2025.   One-way traffic only will be maintained southbound from Sheldon Road to Pearl Road.

General Pavement Services Contract

The City of Middleburg Heights awarded the contract to Crossroads Asphalt Recycling, Inc. in Spring 2025.  Projects will be added as the season progresses.

Pearl Road

Pearl Road will be crack sealed from Fowles Road to Old Pleasant Valley Road.