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Romeoville board approves ComEd engineering design agreement for Route 53 cable relocation
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously March 4 to approve Resolution 26 41 64, authorizing an agreement with ComEd to design relocation of overhead power lines along Route 53 (funded in part by ITEP) and related corridor improvements including lighting, landscaping and a multi‑use path.
The Village of Romeoville board on March 4 approved Resolution 26 41 64 to enter into an agreement with ComEd for engineering design work on the Route 53 cable relocation project. The resolution passed by roll call with all trustees recorded as voting aye.
A project representative identified in the meeting as "Mister Dre" described the project as a long‑running, multi‑phase effort to relocate or bury overhead power lines along Route 53 from the Lewis University Parkway entrance north toward Airport Road and to continue a multi‑use path from Airport Road to Taylor Road. He said the village "was able to get some funding with ITEP." The scope also includes lighting on both sides of the corridor and added landscaping; the presenter said the village is coordinating with the Illinois Department of Transportation and Lewis University on design details.
Mayor Noak said burying lines can reduce weather‑related outages and called the work a "great improvement to the corridor," noting additional streetscaping and trail connectivity as benefits.
Vote and procedure: The motion to approve the ComEd engineering agreement was moved (recorded in the transcript as "Motion by Trustee Klansick") and seconded by Trustee Griffin; the clerk called roll and recorded all present trustees voting aye. The board then carried the motion.
What happens next: The presenter said the village and its partners will hold follow‑up meetings with IDOT and Lewis University to finalize design details and that this is the project's first phase, with additional phases anticipated. No specific construction schedule or contract amounts were disclosed at the meeting.
