Hogsback Lane Closed

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:20 pm

The Hogsback entrance into and out of the MetroParks has been closed due to erosion.

Kate McCarthy · Post by **Kate McCarthy** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:57 pm

Thanks for the warning. Last weekend the parkway was closed just south of Hogsback because of flooding so we had to head up Hogsback to Rocky River Drive to make our way down to the stables. We will definately have to check the PAL line (440- 331-5963) before we head out from now on.

Stephen Eisel · Post by **Stephen Eisel** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:26 pm

dl meckes wrote:The Hogsback entrance into and out of the MetroParks has been closed due to erosion.

It has been eroding for about 20 years

... I hope that it gets a major make over like the other entrances have...

Thanks for the 4-1-1 DL

Jim DeVito · Post by **Jim DeVito** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:10 am

That is a grate entrance and it does deserver to be repaired.

Nathan Kelly · Post by **Nathan Kelly** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:59 am

I spoke with the Metroparks yesterday about this issue. Crews will be out today and expect to finish today. If they donâ€™t finish today, they will be working on Saturday to complete the job.

Joe Ott · Post by **Joe Ott** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:15 am

I thought one of the reasons that road was so bad was because Lkwd shared in its upkeep and was unable to pay for repairs and/or rebuilding the road. I thought I read that here last year, no?

Maybe the Metro Parks are just filling in the craters. Lkwd should watch and maybe get some tips then head over to Clifton...

Thanks.

Bill Grulich · Post by **Bill Grulich** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:58 pm

Joe,

That is not true. The portion of Hogsback that is structurally failing is in Cleveland. The hill is maintained by the MetroParks. Lakewood's portion is the section on the west side of the hill. That section is bad, but not failing.

You may remember that Hogsback was part of a recent feasibility study paid for by the cities of Cleveland and Lakewood and the Cleveland MetroParks and conducted by Behnke & Associates, Inc. and Burges & Niple, Inc.
Download a PDF of the Hogsback Lane Study Here.

The next step is to fund the engineering drawings for the hill and take them to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) that will seek funding from County, State, and Federal sources.

Common Pleas Judge Tim McGinty, Kevin Butler Councilman of Lakewoodâ€™s Ward 1, Vern Hartenburg the Executive Director of the Cleveland MetroParks, Stan Austin, Keith Johnson, and myself have been pushing for this improvement and enhancement. Nate Kelly, Planning and Development Director and William Corrigan, Engineer, both of the City of Lakewood, are also working on these improvements.

Steve Lorenz, Executive Director of Kamms Corners Development Corporation and the City of Clevelandâ€™s Development Department are also involved with this project.

It is important that we contact our public officials and let them know that Hogsback in the Cleveland MetroParks is a priority. We are competing with other projects in Northeast Ohio and the State of Ohio. As my mother would say, â€œThe squeaky wheel gets greased!â€

Bill Grulich

Joe Ott · Post by **Joe Ott** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:15 pm

Bill Grulich wrote: Download a PDF of the Hogsback Lane Study Here.

Where?
Thanks.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:31 pm

Joe-

Sorry, teh intertubes were slow today. It is available at:

http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/docs/ ... Report.pdf

Steve Hoffert · Post by **Steve Hoffert** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:56 pm

Took this picture when I saw it two days ago coming home from work. Classic slump.

Tim Liston · Post by **Tim Liston** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:56 pm

(Wet) bike ride by the entrance at about 4:30 today, it appears to be open to automobile traffic again.

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:25 pm

After being shut down, see the improvements made to Hogsback Road? You can see the larger "rough road" signs, and the new pile of dirt in the background.

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