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Warrenville council hears ADA sidewalk audit: staff report 60 miles reviewed, $2.4M in high‑priority fixes
Summary
City civil engineer David Romero presented Warrenville’s ADA self-evaluation and transition plan March 16, saying the inventory covered about 60 miles of sidewalks, 999 curb ramps and 566 crosswalks; staff estimated $2.4 million for highest-priority repairs and a total program near $5.6 million. Council directed staff to incorporate public comments and return April 6.
David Romero, the city’s civil engineer, told the Warrenville City Council on March 16 that a CMAP‑supported audit had inventoried roughly 60 miles of sidewalks and related infrastructure across the city and proposed a phased plan to make those rights-of-way ADA compliant.
“This has been a long process, a two‑year process,” Romero said during the public hearing presentation, adding that the field work included boots-on-the-ground data collection and community outreach. He said the audit assessed 566 crosswalks, 999 curb ramps and about 89 locations where sidewalks cross driveways.
The self‑evaluation focuses on sidewalks, curb ramps and corridors in the public right‑of‑way; Romero said building evaluations will be handled separately after a space‑needs assessment by Kluber Architects. “This part of the self evaluation transition plan is just the sidewalks, curb ramps, corridors that are part of this project,” he said.
Romero described a priority matrix used to sort deficiencies into high, medium and low priority. Staff reported an estimated cost of about $2.4 million for the highest‑priority items and roughly $5.6 million to address the program in full. He said the city did not use city funds to produce the plan; the inventory and technical assistance were funded through CMAP (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning).
Council members asked about timing and scope. Alderman Davalos asked whether building assessments would be deferred until after sidewalk work; staff replied that Kluber Architects is conducting a space‑needs assessment that will include ADA requirements for the three main city buildings and that any building recommendations will be incorporated into the transition plan.
On the question of vegetation encroachment on sidewalks, staff said the city has used code‑enforcement notices and the city engagement app to notify homeowners and address overgrown plantings affecting public access.
Alderman Weidner moved to direct staff to work with Kimberly Horn (CMAP) and the steering committee to incorporate public comments into a revised draft and to return the plan for council approval on April 6; the motion passed by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will incorporate steering‑committee and public comments into a revised plan and present a final draft for council consideration at the April 6 meeting. If adopted, city public‑works staff will phase work into regular road and sidewalk cycles and pursue grant funding to help implement the transition plan.
