The Ohio Department of Transportation will create a SmartLane along a congested stretch of Interstate 90 near Downtown Cleveland, through Dead Man’s Curve. This unofficial rendering looks west toward downtown and the curve. The inner lane at left will be the SmartLane (Methodicle). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.
Project coincides with Innerbelt rebuild
With reconstruction of the Interstates 90/77 Central Interchange in Downtown Cleveland expected to begin next year, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has its sights set on the next phase of the massive Innerbelt project — and that next phase may include a technology that’s brand new to Northeast Ohio.
Proposed is a state-of-the-art SmartLane running westbound only along I-90 from East 55th Street to the I-77 interchange right through the heart of Cleveland for just over three miles. The goal is to reduce traffic congestion during peak rush hours in a highly-traveled corridor through downtown.
“This would not be adding a new lane to the road but changing the left shoulder into a part time lane for traffic to travel on,” said Brent Kovacs, public information officer for ODOT District 12…