Title/Name/Summary
An Ordinance Establishing a Truck Route Network throughout the Village
History
As part of RFP #23-018 (Legistar 2023-0205), the Village contracted with Civiltech Engineering to determine which Village streets should be considered for a signed truck route network and whether the Village's current overweight and/or oversize (overdimension) permit fees are comparable to other Villages in the area. Village staff are in possession of the draft study from Civiltech.
Steve Pautsch of Civiltech Engineering will present their findings to the Committee of the Whole on June 17, 2024.
Most major roadways through the Village are owned and maintained by IDOT or Cook County (administered by Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways, CCDOTH) and do not have truck route signage.
Staff are proposing the truck route network presented to the Committee of the Whole. The routes are generally listed below, with the jurisdiction of each roadway:
- Wolf Road: IDOT jurisdiction is from Southwest Highway to 143rd Street. CCDOTH jurisdiction is south of Southwest Highway and north of 143rd Street.
- La Grange Road: IDOT jurisdiction
- 159th Street: IDOT jurisdiction
- 143rd Street: IDOT jurisdiction is west of Southwest Highway. Village jurisdiction is east of Southwest Highway to Harlem Avenue.
- Harlem Avenue: IDOT jurisdiction
- 153rd Street from Wolf Road to West Avenue: CCDOTH jurisdiction
- Southwest Highway: IDOT has jurisdiction over the two segments of this roadway in the Village:
o Southwest of Will-Cook Road (Village limits) to Wolf Road, and
o From 143rd Street to 131st Street (Village limits)
The only Village street recommended to be signed as a truck route is 143rd Street east of Southwest Highway to Harlem Avenue.
Financial Impact
Upon completion of the final report, Village staff will coordinate with IDOT, CCDOTH, and other government agencies on permitting and implementation of appropriate truck route signage. Truck routes will also ...
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