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Regional study seeks fixes for extended gate closures at Berwyn–Riverside crossings
Summary
CMAP-led study is gathering public input and developing alternatives to address safety, travel reliability and emergency access where BNSF gates at Harlem Avenue and Delaplane Road affect Riverside and Berwyn; consultants say engineering and construction would be costly and any local construction depends on outside grants and county participation.
Tom Murtha, project manager with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), updated the Village of Riverside Board of Trustees on a federally coordinated study of two BNSF railroad grade crossings that affect the villages of Riverside and Berwyn.
The study covers crossings at Delaplane Road and Harlem Avenue and seeks to "improve vehicle travel time reliability, safety, and mobility for motorists, emergency vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists across the BNSF corridor," Murtha said. He told the board the process so far has produced a purpose-and-need statement and a transportation system performance report, and that consultants are now…
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