The Belmont railroad crossing closed to traffic today at 5 a.m. and will remain closed until August 12. The closure is due to work on the Belmont underpass, which was postponed last month due to a strike by Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers. Expect traffic snarls in central Downers Grove to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Traffic'
Traffic stops
July 28th, 2010 · 13 Comments · District 58, Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Signs, Traffic
Unmaking the grade
April 14th, 2010 · Comments Off · community development, Traffic, Transportation
Village staff presented council with a resolution to authorize a railroad crossing improvement at Maple Avenue. This project involves two components:
Tags: budget·Development·planning·rail crossings·railroad safety·safety
Snow patrol
December 9th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Public Safety, Public Works, Traffic, Village Council, Village Hall
Public Works Director Nan Newlon gave a timely report on the village’s snow removal effort at Tuesday’s village council workshop meeting. Residents can expect the same level of service as in previous years, Newlon said, with public works crews attacking the 170 miles of village streets on a triage basis. Priority One streets, those with [...]
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Chicago RLC stats: accidents go up
November 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Traffic, Transportation
The Chicago Tribune is the latest to take a hard look at red light cameras in an in-depth report. The city of Chicago claims they have made intersections safer. The Tribune FOIA’d all of the traffic safety records for every intersection with a red light camera installed in 2006 and 2007. Their statistical compilation shows [...]
Tags: red light cameras·RLC
RedSpeed exposed
November 1st, 2009 · 9 Comments · Public Safety, Traffic, Transportation
Although red light cameras are still viewed as a legitimate way to generate a lot of cash, our council seems to be camera shy of the whole idea, and for good reasons. Mayor Sandack has already expressed concerns that RLC tread into personal rights areas that might better be steered clear of (fourth, fourteenth and [...]
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Something’s in the hair
April 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Park District, Traffic, Village Council
What do the mayor, the village engineer and the park district administrator have in common? The answer is obvious, but the question remains: Why now and not in December? (HT: Mark Thoman)
One down, two to go?
November 19th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Traffic, Transportation, Uncategorized, Village Council, Village Hall
Local railroad safety activist George Swimmer conjured up a daunting picture for the village council Tuesday night. At a recent Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Swimmer asked a panel how many trains are expected to run along the Burlington Northern -Santa Fe line in the next 10 years. The answer: Train traffic is anticipated to increase [...]
Eminent sense
November 12th, 2008 · Comments Off · Public Works, Traffic, Village Hall
The village has begun eminent domain proceedings against the owner of a home at 4800 Main Street in order to complete reconstruction of the intersection at Main Street and Prairie Avenue. The dispute has delayed the project, which now is scheduled for spring 2009. The village has acquired land at the other three corners of [...]
Tags: eminent domain
One-way street
October 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Boards and Commissions, District 58, Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Traffic, Village Council
Score one for the moms. Along with other Lester School PTA members and school and district administrators, they convinced the Transportation and Parking Commission that Lincoln Avenue should be designated a one-way street during school hours. Commission members voted unanimously Oct. 8 to recommend that the council designate the street as an eastbound one-way between [...]
Diggin’ it
October 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Public Safety, Traffic, Transportation
Mayor Ron Sandack, state senators Dan Cronin and Kirk Dillard, state representatives Patti Bellock and Sandra Pihos, Illinois secretary of transportation Milt Sees and various other officials, village commissioners and county board members gathered this morning to break ground on the long-awaited Belmont Avenue underpass. The estimated $53 million project finally reached fruition this past [...]
Tags: Belmont Avenue underpass