Resident urges road diets to cut maintenance costs and boost safety; village says Windsor Road engineering is under way

A resident urged the Village Board of Arlington Heights on Monday to ask traffic engineers to compare traditional resurfacing with "road diets"—lane narrowing and bike/pedestrian improvements—to lower future maintenance costs and improve safety, and staff said a road‑diet engineering study for Windsor Road is already under way.

The resident, Rob Bridal, told the board he had reviewed the village's 2025 budget and was concerned about fiscal pressures including expiring pandemic funds and an expiring grocery tax. "Are our engineers looking at road diets and how that could save us money in the future in terms of maintenance costs and things like that?" Bridal asked, adding that lane narrowing, bike lanes and bump‑outs could reduce long‑term costs and increase safety.

Village President Hayes invited a staff response. A village staff member, Mr. Reclaust, said the board previously approved engineering work for a road diet on Windsor Road near Lake Arlington and that the project has received…