Title
143rd Street & LaGrange Road Intersection Improvement Project - Aesthetic Enhancements - Brief Presentation
History
During the design work undertaken as a part of the 143rd Street and LaGrange Road Intersection Improvement Project, the Village was in the process of finalizing a Master Plan for the LaGrange Road Corridor and the streets that intersect with it. Included in that Master Plan are elements that provide multiple forms of mobility and build upon a “Complete Street” concept wherein vehicular and mass transportation, as well as pedestrian and bicycle mobility requirements are designed integrally into the project. It is Staff’s desire that the roadway design undertaken for this business corridor include prime aesthetic elements that the Village has adopted as a part of the corridor Master Plan. As such, the final design proposed will include intersection enhancements, lighting, color and surface texture treatments, and median and parkway plantings that will tie the corridor together from the Triangle south to approximately 159th Street.
As concepts and visions for the corridor were discussed over the past few months, Staff further directed that the concepts being developed for Board review and acceptance include signature elements that tie the LaGrange Road corridor to existing signature elements that have been incorporated into past projects at the Village Triangle. V3 Companies of Illinois was directed by Staff to coordinate efforts to develop and provide concept renderings and cost estimates to Staff for consideration for Aesthetic Enhancements that may be proposed and included in the final plans that are developed for the current 142nd/143rd Street and LaGrange Road intersection improvement project. It is extremely good timing and very fortunate that the Village is afforded an opportunity to work with IDOT to include all or a portion of the Village’s Aesthetic Enhancements in the plans being developed for the LaGrange Road Corridor. Phase...
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