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A sinkhole opened near West 114th Street on May 22, closing the road while crews and Cleveland Water inspected the scene.
GCRTA will run orange #67R and #68R shuttle buses instead of Blue and Green Line trains from June 21 to Aug. 15 while it upgrades rail and station platforms.
A draft Transportation Development Plan would reshape Lorain County transit routes, propose an hourly Lorain–Elyria line and open a public comment window through June 3. A public presentation is set for May 22 in Elyria.
Cleveland Public Power's outage map showed 4,751 customers without electricity Tuesday; crews are responding but officials have not named a cause or restoration time.
On June 1, GCRTA will switch to account-based ticketing and automatic fare capping so riders who tap or scan won’t pay more than daily, weekly or monthly passes. The change uses Transit, EZfare or a reloadable smartcard.
The city plans an $11–12M overhaul of Wade Park Ave. Mini‑roundabouts, protected bike lanes and new trees are planned along the East 66th–East 118th corridor.
Cleveland Heights is weighing an expansion of its composting pilot and plans to install eight public EV chargers funded with NOACA grants and NOPEC dollars.
A Spectrum outage hit Greater Akron on Tuesday, disrupting internet and phone service and forcing businesses and attractions — including the Akron Zoo — to switch to manual workarounds.
A City of Cleveland dump truck's raised bed struck an overhead I‑90 exit sign near E. 222nd, toppling the sign and blocking lanes as officials probe maintenance.
Federal funds will shore up Barberton's century‑old Wolf Creek Dam, protecting the reservoir that supplies about 29,000 residents. The work is meant to modernize safety systems and cut flood risk.
The regional sewer district plans modest, multiyear sewer and stormwater fee increases that would slowly raise the typical monthly bill; public meetings are set in May.
A bipartisan bill would order a GAO study on using satellite broadband to reach up to 1M Ohioans in hard‑to‑wire areas.
METRO recorded 5.6 million trips in 2025 and zero onboard accidents, but board notes show on-time performance and some preventable-accident KPIs still need work.
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