Title
2021 Fernway Road and Ditch Reconstruction Phase 6 - Bid Award
History
The roads and drainage ditches in the Fernway Subdivision were originally constructed in the early 1960’s. At that time, the rural type unincorporated roadways were constructed to a poor standard. The Village has spent considerable resources maintaining these roadways and has contended with problematic ditch drainage since annexing the area over forty (40) years ago. The roads and ditches continue to be a challenge for the Village and the local residents.
The Village’s pavement management consultant, Applied Research Associates (ARA), has recommended full depth pavement reconstruction, with the addition of concrete shoulders to support the pavement edge. Given that many areas of the roadside ditches function poorly, wholesale ditch reconstruction is necessary to complement the road construction and leverage economies of scale. Since the project inception, due to the large scale of work and expected total construction cost, the road and ditch reconstruction work for the entire Fernway subdivision has been projected to span nine (9) years, subject to annual availability of funding. Since 2016, the first five (5) phases have been successfully completed. The work planned for 2021 phase six (6) includes:
-164th Street from 88th Avenue to Sherwood Drive;
-Sherwood Drive from 164th Place to 163rd Street; and
-163rd Street from 88th Avenue to 8650 163rd Street (eastern limit of Orland Park village boundary).
The construction strategy is to perform the ditch reconstruction and install the new street crossing culverts and the new driveway culverts in the Fall season of 2021 with 2021 funding. The project would be paused until Spring 2022, at which time the road would be rebuilt and ditches landscaped with 2022 budget funds.
In June 2021, the Village Board accepted the proposal from Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. (“CBBEL”) for the Phase 6 design engineering for this project. The CBBEL...
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