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Roselle staff advance preferred plan for downtown 24-hour quiet zone; railroad to fund installation
Summary
Village staff outlined a preferred layout of safety upgrades at three downtown grade crossings to create a 24-hour quiet zone; CPKC/Metra are expected to fund installation with an estimated cost of about $2.5 million, and staff will continue stakeholder outreach and design work.
Village of Roselle staff presented a preferred plan on Aug. 11 to establish a 24-hour quiet zone across three downtown grade crossings — Roselle Road, Prospect Street and Park Street — and said the railroads are expected to fund the installations needed to remove routine train horn use. The plan would pair physical safety improvements — a 100-foot nontraversable median at Roselle Road, closure of vehicular access on Prospect Street in favor of a pedestrian crossing, and four-quadrant gates at Park Street — with pedestrian gates, ADA upgrades and additional fencing along the right-of-way. Village staff said the railroad entities working on the plan (CPKC and Metra) produced a loose cost estimate of about $2.5 million for the recommended layout. Village planner Jason Blaskey, presenting the…
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