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PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project Improvement Resolution
Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds
Project: New Construction
Location: Joe Orr Road (New) from Torrence Avenue to Burnham Avenue in the Village of Lynwood. and Unincorporated Cook County
Section: 15-B6737-03-RP
County Board District(s): 6
Centerline Mileage: 2.03
Fiscal Impact: $15,000,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: (600-585 Account)
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully submits for adoption a resolution appropriating funds for the improvement of Joe Orr Road from Torrence Avenue to Burnham Avenue in the Village of Lynwood. This improvement, as proposed, will consist of: (1) new construction of Joe Orr Road from Torrence Avenue to Burnham Avenue with 10-inch Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement, 12-inch aggregate subgrade, four 12-foot wide travel lanes with a 16 foot raised median, 12-foot protected left-turn-lanes at intersections, concrete curb and gutter with storm sewer and three detention ponds; and (2) reconstruction and/or widening of Glenwood-Dyer Road at its intersection with Joe Orr Road with 10-inch full-depth Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement, 12-inch aggregate subgrade, four 12-foot wide travel lanes, 12-foot protected left-turn-lanes, a 12-foot southbound right-turn-lane, concrete curb and gutter, storm sewer, and 10-Foot wide HMA shoulders; and (3) reconstruction and/or widening of Burnham Avenue at its intersection with Joe Orr Road with 9-inch full-depth Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement, 12-inch aggregate subgrade, two 12-foot wide travel lanes, 12-foot protected left-turn-lanes, 12 foot exclusive right-turn-lanes, and 10 foot wide HMA shoulders. Work also includes installation of traffic signals at the new intersections, a signal interconnect along the Joe Orr Road corridor, pavement markings, signing, tree removal, landscaping, traffic control and protection, engineering and other necessary highway appurtenances.
This improvement will promote economic development and regional mobility, and is needed to protect the public investment in the highway system and provide a safe, efficient and sustainable highway.
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