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Council approves infrastructure contracts; staff says Route 38/Towne Road signal does not meet IDOT warrants
Summary
The West Chicago council approved multiple infrastructure resolutions on March 16, including pavement and signal installation projects, while staff and councilors discussed long-running safety concerns at the Route 38 and Towne Road intersection and said state traffic-warrant analyses did not justify a stoplight.
The West Chicago City Council on March 16 approved several consent-agenda resolutions covering pavement preventative maintenance, concrete maintenance and traffic-signal work tied to Illinois Route 38 projects, and awarded a base bid for community-park work. Council also took up a separate public safety discussion about the Route 38 and Towne Road intersection.
Council read the consent agenda that listed multiple resolutions authorizing contracts for projects including pavement preventative maintenance, a concrete maintenance program, and a park project bid for a West Chicago community park. Several items were pulled for clarification and then approved as corrected.
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