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Supplement for Design Engineering McDonough Associates - Southwest Highway Realignment Feasibility Study
History
Over the past several years, McDonough Associates Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, has been performing Phase I Engineering for the 143rd Street corridor, generally from LaGrange Road west to Will Cook Road. 143rd Street is an IDOT road with the Village having been permitted to advance engineering.
The Project was split into two smaller projects: LaGrange to Wolf Road and Wolf Road to Will Cook Road. The scope of their work for both projects is to develop a Phase I report and preliminary plans, etc., for the proposed reconstruction and expansion of the corridor from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes with a shared median turn lane or raised median, depending upon location. The Wolf Road to Will Cook project has had the Phase I work completed and a Phase I report has been submitted to IDOT.
The LaGrange to Wolf project was suspended for a number of years due to the uncertainty of construction options. Right-of-way acquisition issues arose during Phase I development regarding the roadway’s proposed relocated proximity to residential properties within this section, and the potential need to obtain right-of way from the Cook County Forest Preserve District (FPDCC). With recent FPDCC discussions, work on this project has resumed in a limited fashion as there appears to be an opportunity to secure the needed right-of-way from the FPDCC.
Since the Phase I work was initiated, a privately owned structure at the intersection of 143rd and Union/Southwest Highway was razed leaving a currently vacant parcel. This parcel does have a current planned use but no construction activity has commenced to date.
With this parcel being vacant, a unique opportunity was discussed among Staff to realign Southwest Highway with Union Ave north of 143rd Street. At the request of a Board Trustee, McDonough was requested by Staff to examine the feasibility of realigning ...
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