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After five years in the making and several delays, the 50/50 sidewalk repair program is finally making progress.The program officially launched in 2022, but has been part of the City’s plans for about five years, according to the City of Cleveland.News 5 last spoke with James “Jim” Friedl in late July about the cracked and broken sidewalk outside of his home.
On Wednesday, Friedl’s sidewalk was finally smooth and safely walkable.“It looks a lot better than did before, especially in front of my steps. It’s kind of hard to shovel there when it snows. Hopefully it’s better whenever we get snow,” Friedl explained.Chambers said the city has completed 71 sidewalk repairs through the program.“We have about 35 that are in what is called ‘punch list,’ where the work was just completed.
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