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Broadview outlines major street, bridge and bike‑path projects; work to begin in spring
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Broadview officials said the Roosevelt Road streetscape Phase 1 will be submitted to IDOT, excavation for the 25th Avenue bike path is expected in April with a hoped completion by July 4, and a deteriorated bridge over Addison Creek is being replaced and has water‑main relocation underway.
Broadview officials on the Streets, Sidewalks and Alleys Committee on Tuesday detailed a string of public‑works projects set to start this spring and summer, including a streetscape Phase 1 submittal to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), excavation for a new bike path and replacement of a deteriorated bridge over Addison Creek.
Director Ames said the Roosevelt Road Streetscape Phase 1 study is at a pre‑final draft and the village intends to submit the package to IDOT, noting the village seeks to keep existing lighting designs west of 17th Avenue. “We’re at a pre final draft of the development report that has been submitted to IDOT,” Ames said.
Ames told trustees that excavation for the 25th Avenue bike path is expected to begin in April after ComEd utility relocations, and that the village is targeting a completion date around July 4. “We expect excavation for the bike path to begin in April,” Ames said. The project is predominantly funded through an IDOT grant, Ames added.
The committee also heard that the 21st Street bridge over Addison Creek needs replacement after deterioration. Ames said engineering and construction have begun and that the water main is being relocated as part of the project; the water‑main relocation cost was described as “a little more than 300 and something odd thousand dollars.” Ames said elevated flood levels at Addison Creek at one time accelerated the bridge’s deterioration.
The village said it will pursue funding for a Phase 2, more detailed streetscape design through an Invest in Cook application; Ames estimated current costs for Phase 2 to be “in excess of 3 and a half million dollars,” with design hoped for 2027 and construction after that if funding is secured.
Trustees asked whether work will affect traffic; Ames said the bike‑path excavation will impact traffic and that contractors will deploy proper traffic control under the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The village said residents directly affected by construction will receive at least a couple of weeks’ notice, hand‑delivered letters when required, posted signage, Facebook notices and updates via the mayor’s office website.
The meeting ended with an invitation to stay for the zoning board meeting and no formal votes taken on the projects at this session.
