Mentor Ave is a nightmare since they repainted the lines. Trying to get out on Mentor Ave. from the YMCA is a nightmare in the afternoon, trying to turn left into the Y is also a nightmare and traffice is backed up from Chestnut past Potti Funeral Home. Please widen or go back to 4 lanes.

Mentor Ave should NEVER been put down to one lane each way thats was just one of the dumbest things I have heard in a long time , now traffic is always backed up it is good to know more then a few ways to get around.

Mentor Ave should NEVER been put down to one lane each way thats was just one of the dumbest things I have heard in a long time , now traffic is always backed up it is good to know more then a few ways to get around.

I agree. It works better as a four lane road.

Just wait - we cycle back and forth with the lanes on Mentor Avenue. Four lanes does work - people just need to driving responsibily. We used to be able to drive on roads that were much narrower.

The traffic on this stretch of Rt. 20 (Mentor Ave.) is ridiculous since the city (in their infinite wisdom) changed the paint to 1 lane in each direction, plus a turning lane. I know that the road was never wide enough (legally) to make it 2 lanes in each direction, but this new solution just does not work! Here's a suggestion that I have seen work in other cities; Make the center lane direction optional. At certain times of the day when the traffic flow is heavier westbound make 2 lanes westbound (with clearly marked digital signs for the center lane), and when traffic flow is heavier eastbound make the center lane eastbound. BTW people are already doing this themselves at the risk of others!
The only other option is tear it all up AGAIN, and make the road wider to accommodate 2 (full) lanes in each direction.
Ultimately, the City of Painesville is planning a major revitalization, but if people can't get from the Painesville Commons Shopping Center to downtown Painesville on Rt. 20, it will al be for naught.

BRigo2 makes a lot of sense. If only someone would listen. It never made sense to do it this way. Isn't it sad that we pay the taxes that keep our city officials in office and yet they don't listen to the needs of the people. The long lines of traffic are horrible and everytime we leave the YMCA I feel like we're risking our lives trying to get in or to get out.

Well it was never 4 lanes it was original 2 lanes each way but all kinds of inconsiderate people would just try to make it two lanes it had no white line down the middle the road was pretty wide but not wide enough for two lanes each way. I for one am glad they changed it to clearly marked one lane each way.