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Council hears update on proposed crosswalk, McGilvray-Weber intersection design and local flooding issues
Summary
City engineer says McGilvray-Weber intersection geometry must meet SRA requirements, delaying construction; school crosswalk proposal faces funding and floodplain constraints and the bike path is the school's responsibility per prior agreement.
City Engineer Ron Wiedemann updated the Crest Hill City Council on traffic, crosswalk and flooding issues near a school and the McGilvray–Weber intersection during the March 3 meeting.
Wiedemann said the intersection work on McGilvray and Weber is complicated because the roadway is an SRA route; the county and the city must agree on design-vehicle assumptions. "Because it's an SRA route, they require that WB65, which is full-size trucks, have to be designed," Wiedemann said. That requirement affects curb and utility geometry, and he said the city has asked the county to consider a smaller design vehicle so the geometry can be approved and the design finished by late summer. Bidding could follow late in the year, depending on the final design and cost estimates.
On the school-area crosswalk project, Wiedemann said the city has been meeting with school officials. The project ties into school-busing funding in ways that could affect the district’s transportation reimbursements; the school district was asked to revisit how changes would affect its busing funds. Wiedemann also described a flooding issue behind the school linked to a low area and a wetland incorporated into a trail system. He said the bike path, by agreement, is the school's responsibility with the park district, though the city offered to help with potential solutions.
Wiedemann said the crosswalk grant announcement is not due until late April or May; the council asked staff to include subsequent updates in the administrative report. He noted the city will need to consider flood-plain impacts if it pursues any work that affects the trail and the homes behind it.
Why it matters: Design-vehicle standards and flood-plain constraints affect project geometry, schedule and potentially cost-sharing with the county or township; school-busing funding rules can constrain what crosswalk work the district supports.
What happens next: Staff will continue discussions with the county on design vehicles, meet again with school officials (target April), and include updates on crosswalk/grant status in future administrative reports.
