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6 | March 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon NEWS homerhorizon.com Will County Department of Transportation elaborates on 143rd Street widening Hadley School meeting elicits resident feedback Thomas Czaja, Editor A steady flow of residents came to hear the latest on the plan to widen 143rd Street from Lemont Road to Bell Road from two to four lanes in an effort to meet with increased traffic demands and the potential to reduce vehicle accidents at a presentation by the Will County Department of Transportation March 7 at Hadley Middle School. Officials from WCDOT were present to give an update on the project status, including changes made since the first public meeting on the topic in January 2014, as well as obtain comments on the revisions. Christina Kupkowski, project engineer and Phase I Project Manager for WC- DOT, said since the 2014 meeting, when officials received feedback that a potential barrier median was not wanted by the community for the road, they have worked on the redesign presented at the most recent meeting. “We made the decision for safety purposes it wasn’t necessary to have a barrier median,” Kupkowski said. “We still needed a positive separation between directions of traffic.” That said, the updated plan also calls for a new, paved, mountable median and channelized left-turn lanes. Officials said that the increased roadway capacity will serve to improve mobility and decrease vehicular delays and travel times, according to a handout provided to residents at the meeting. The handout also stated that within study limits, rear-end crashes were identified to be the most common crash type on 143rd Street in the past five years. WCDOT believes the project will reduce the potential for accidents by increasing roadway capacity, improving signal operations and adding and lengthening leftturn storage bays throughout the corridor. Kupkowski estimated the current costs for the project across all phases to be $35 million. She added the County has received some federal funds for the preliminary engineering study, which it is currently in the process of, and has also secured federal funds for the construction of the segment between Lemont Road and Crème Road. The project is eligible for federal dollars, making it easier for WC- DOT to pursue future federal funding opportunities. The project is scheduled to be broken into three phases. The roughly three miles of 143rd Street from Lemont Road to Bell Road will have each third of construction be roughly a mile. The first segment, from Lemont Road to Crème Road, is tentatively scheduled to start in 2020. The second segment, from Crème Road to Parker Road, would begin several years after that, followed by the final segment from Parker Road to Bell Road. Factors like contract plan preparation and right-of-way acquisition will continue to determine the timeline going forward, Kupkowski said. The proposed improvements also include modernized existing traffic signals, a new traffic signal at Crème Road, roadway culvert replacements and stormwater detention stored in oversized piping, along with a 10-footwide “shelf” behind the curb on either side of the roadway to accommodate a future sidewalk. One common thing the Phase I project manager said they heard from residents was discussion on the noise increase with the additional trucks and vehicles that would be passing by as a result of the widening of the street, coupled with the fact the passing vehicles would then also be closer to their properties. “There are options in place for folks between Saddle Brook Lane and S. Provencal Drive,” Kupkowski said of noise abatement. The stretch of 143rd Street between those streets is the spot WCDOT has recommended noise wall locations in the plan. “Unfortunately, the rest of the length of the project doesn’t qualify from noise analysis for noise abatement.” Kupkowski said they will again still review the comments received from this meeting and look at things for road safety and improvements. Some residents still have other concerns about the increased traffic that may potentially be speeding through the neighborhood, further endangering wildlife and diminishing the harmony of community and nature Homer Glen takes pride in being known for. Please see WCDOT, 8 “Assoon as Iwalked in the front door here, Iknew this was it.”See why Jane loves Assisted Living at Victorian Village. Victorian Village is located at 12600 Renaissance Circle in Homer Glen. Contact us at (708) 942-4545 for atour and explore our assisted living and memory care options available. VICTORIAN VILLAGE Testimonial Providence Life Services does not discriminate on the basis of race,color,religion, national origin, sex, or handicap.
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