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LaGrange Road Corridor Lane Width Reduction - McDonough and Associates
History
During 2010, the Village adopted a Master Plan for the LaGrange Road Corridor that had been developed over an extended period by T.Y. Lin and Associates which identified select enhancements and features that would unite the four communities having frontage on LaGrange Road from generally 131st Street to I-80. The report development effort was led by Orland Park, but was a culmination of work that included input and concurrence from Orland Park, Palos Park, Orland Hills and Tinley Park (Corridor Communities)
Over the summer of 2010 as the LaGrange Road reconstruction project was advanced by IDOT, Staff recognized that the Phase I report that had been prepared for the corridor and adopted by IDOT lacked certain critical elements that needed to be addressed if the Master Plan enhancements were ever to be constructed. Specifically, the Phase I report identified the new lanes north of 143rd Street and south of 159th Street as all being twelve feet wide (12-12-12) with a median width of 30 feet. Sidewalks were specified as typical IDOT design, and did not anticipate the new mobility needs such as bike paths. The lane widths from 143rd Street to 159th Street were set at 11-11-12 and did not need to be addressed. The T.Y. Lin report for the segments north of 143rd Street and south of 159th Street had proposed smaller medians and wider shoulders allowing for better non-motorized mobility. Several meetings were held at the Village’s request with IDOT’s Phase II Design Engineers from McDonough Associates.
Once we both understood each other’s needs and direction, the Village, with full support of the Corridor Communities, requested that IDOT provide uniform lane widths from 131st Street through 179th Street - the limits of the Phase I report. Since that initial letter has been sent (requesting a profile change), Village staff and McDonough have met several more times (at no cost to...
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