Title
Fernway 2022 Phase Seven, Eight, and Nine Design Engineering- Proposal
History
The pavement in the Fernway Subdivision was originally constructed in the early 1960’s. At that time, the unincorporated roadways were constructed with a rural cross section, far below current Village standards. The Village has spent considerable resources maintaining these roadways, creek culverts, and water mains since annexing the area over forty (40) years ago.
The Village’s pavement management consultant, Applied Research Associates, has unequivocally recommended full depth pavement reconstruction and stabilization for every phase of this project, in addition to recommending concrete shoulders to support the sides of the new roadway edge. This is due to the fact that the original street construction was built upon poor soils. Additionally, wholesale ditch re-grading is necessary to reestablish proper, consistent ditch flows from lot-to-lot and street-to-street on account of the existing driveway culverts being of meager size, along with deterioration and frequent cases of blockage. Many ditches have also been modified or filled by adjoining residents, which adversely impacts upstream neighboring properties.
Since its 2016 inception, the Fernway Subdivision road and ditch project has been projected to span nine (9) years, on account of the large scale of work and the expected construction cost of approximately $1M per year. The attached Fernway phased improvement map (“Fernway Road-Ditch Improvements by Year”) is provided for reference, showing the nine (9) color-coded street areas representing each anticipated reconstruction project year. The second page of the map also identifies the six (6) watershed sub-areas defined by green borders and numbers. The determining factor for assignment of each project year was driven by the elevation of the land, working from low-lying areas to higher elevation areas. However, since there are several separate (and some independent) wa...
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