Mayor Thomas O’Grady and Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough were joined by Cuyahoga County Engineer Robert Klaiber on December 18, 2008 for a ribbon cutting ceremony to  mark the official opening of Crocker Road-Stearns Road Extension between Lorain Road and Center Ridge, the highly anticipated corridor linking North Olmsted and Westlake. The ceremony took place at 10:30 am at the city line between North Olmsted and Westlake.
“I first started working this issue when I was elected to Council in 1995. Mayor Clough and I have stood shoulder to shoulder to ensure that the project would move forward,” said Mayor O’Grady. “Now we stand with Engineer Bob Klaiber to deliver this new roadway almost one year ahead of schedule. Of note, Mayor O'Grady traveled to Washington to meet with Congressman Dennis Kucinich and protect a set-aside for this roadway. "This project was completed at no cost to our taxpayers."
The project consists of the reconstruction and widening of existing Stearns Road, reconstruction of the Lorain Road and Center Ridge Road intersections, and the new  construction of 1.62 miles of Crocker Road-Stearns Road that includes pavement, grading, storm drainage, culverts, traffic signals, sidewalks, driveways, noise walls and a bike path in the city of Westlake. The project was originally scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2009. "Close coordination between the County, the City of North Olmsted, City of Westlake, and our contractors lead to the early opening of this important roadway," said O'Grady.
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