PARMA, Ohio -- The resurfacing of a roughly 300-yard section of Broadview Road just north of Snow Road is finally on the books.

Parma Mayor Tim DeGeeter said the severely deteriorated area -- between Old Rockside Road and Brookdale Avenue -- has been on the city’s radar for a while.

This includes more than five years ago, when Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) repaved the busy road around the section in question due to the fact it didn’t receive a bad rating warranting resurfacing.

“Just from the eye test back when Broadview Road to the north and south was repaved originally, it was like, why isn’t this section being done?” he said. “I understand it’s concrete, but even then, you could tell it was gonna be a problem.

“We’ve heard complaints and obviously the drums have gotten lo

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