Federal-state power clash over controversial I-71 Boston Road exit still unresolved as Ohio legislature heads toward recess

Boston Road exit at I-71

A yard sign on the Strongsville side of Boston Road at interstate 71 broadcasts a common sentiment at the spot where Strongsville officials would like to see a new highway interchange.Steven Litt, cleveland.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal-state power struggle over a proposed new interchange on Interstate 71 in Northeast Ohio remained in limbo Monday as the state legislature headed toward a long summer recess after Wednesday.

The stalemate leaves it unclear whether the state will try to ignore federal policy that empowers NOACA, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, to determine whether a new Boston Road exit would solve congestion along I-71 in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville.

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