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Residents urge delay as Plan Commission backs Breen Road vacation tied to Route 53 bridge
Summary
The Joliet Plan Commission recommended approval of a petition to vacate a segment of Breen Road to allow a Route 53 bridge landing, while nearby residents warned of safety, access and property-value impacts and pressed the developer for buyouts and written guarantees.
The Joliet Plan Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve V-2-26, a request by TCIH Land Holdings LLC to vacate about 76,280 square feet of Breen Road east of Illinois Route 53 to accommodate a bridge landing tied to construction of the Eastgate Logistics Park.
Staff told commissioners the vacation and a plat of public utility easement are required so the developer can obtain an Illinois Department of Transportation permit for the Route 53 bridge landing; the annexation agreement for the development conditions certain east-side buildout on completion of that bridge.
Why it matters: The vacation would remove an existing roadway segment from the public street grid…
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