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Alsip residents ask village to address truck traffic and speeding on 115th Street
Summary
Residents from Crossings Court told the Village of Alsip board on Jan. 5 that heavy truck traffic and speeding on 115th Street have caused multiple crashes and near misses; Mayor Ryan said he will ask police to assign a traffic detail, request improved state signage and work with neighbors to cut brush that blocks sight lines.
Residents from the Crossings Court subdivision told the Village of Alsip board on Jan. 5 that an uptick in truck traffic and speeding on 115th Street has created dangerous driving conditions and damaged neighborhood signage.
At a public forum, a resident representing Crossings Court said the volume of trucks rose after the nearby closure of 127th Street and that the neighborhood has seen multiple accidents and near misses. "We are having tons and tons of truck traffic," the resident said, adding that drivers are crossing fences and that a vehicle recently struck neighborhood signage.
The resident urged the village to install speed-feedback signage and other measures to reduce dangerous driving. "They've got to be doing 100 miles an hour and it's insane," the resident said, describing repeated high-speed passes as people leave a stopped train.
Mayor Ryan responded that the state of Illinois owns 115th Street and that the road is a designated class 2 truck route. He said the village's options are limited for changing that jurisdiction but offered several next steps: he will ask Chief Miller to consider assigning a police traffic detail to monitor the stretch, will request improved signage from the state, and will ask neighbors to trim overhanging brush that creates blind spots.
The mayor also said he has contacts in the state maintenance office and the local HOA and will compile a short list of specific locations and follow-up actions for further work.
Why it matters: 115th Street is a state-owned truck route that residents say funnels heavy vehicles near a small, partly senior subdivision. The changes requested — enforcement, signage and vegetation management — would not require immediate state policy changes but do require coordination between village police, state road authorities and local property owners.
What the board did: The board logged the public comment and the mayor committed to follow-up actions; no formal vote or ordinance resulted from the public comment period.
Next steps: Mayor Ryan said the village will pursue a mix of enforcement (police traffic detail), a request to state authorities for better signage, and local vegetation removal to improve sight lines.
