1991-08•
RESOLUTION NO. 91- 8
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IN SUPPORT OF THE LAKE -COOK ROAD GRADE
SEPARATION AT MILWAUKEE AVENUE
WHEREAS, the Cook County Highway Department has scheduled a public
hearing on January 21, 1991, to receive comments on its proposed overpass
program at Lake -Cook Road and Milwaukee Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, in June of 1987, the Village of Buffalo Grove published its
Transportation Study for the community which identified the need for the
overpass interchange at Lake -Cook and Milwaukee Roads to handle both existing
and proposed traffic deficiencies, that intersection presently performing at
level F (failing) level of performance; and,
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove has recognized that efficient
intersection design can reduce congestion in our area, improve overall safety
and improve the efficiency of operating the transportation system; and,
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove has worked with the Cook County
Highway Department and the Illinois Department of Transportation over the
years to effect necessary intersection improvements, including the
intersection improvement at Buffalo Grove Road and Dundee Road, the
intersection improvement at Arlington Heights Road and Dundee Road, and the
Lake -Cook Road intersections of Weiland Road, Route 83, Buffalo Grove Road,
and Raupp Boulevard (through signal coordination controls as well as lane and
capacity design); and,
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove has in the past met its reasonable
capacity expansion responsibilities by endorsing and participating in the
highway improvements with the Cook County Highway Department for Buffalo
Grove Road and Arlington Heights Road; and with the Lake County Highway
Department for Buffalo Grove Road, Arlington Heights Road, and Aptakisic
Road; and with the Illinois Department of transportation for Dundee Road, IL
Route 68; McHenry Road, IL Route 83; and Milwaukee Avenue, IL Route 21 -45;
and,
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is convinced that the overpass
design is most reasonable and cost effective, as Buffalo Grove has studied
alternative, at grade designs, which designs have not proven to meet the
present deficiencies on the intersection; and,
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove has worked with the Cook County
Highway Department and the Village of Wheeling, as well as the Illinois
Department of Transportation to promote and seek approval and endorse this
much needed overpass project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, that the
Village of Buffalo Grove endorses the design report and recommendation dated
as being revised October, 1989, for the grade separation overpass on
Lake -Cook Road at Milwaukee Avenue, subject to the following conditions:
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A. That the Cook County Highway Department proceed with the programmed
improvements identified in the Cook County Highway Department's 5 -Year
Capital Improvement Program with construction to commence in 1993.
B. That the Cook County Highway Department take great care in planning and
operation of the construction traffic management program. Lake -Cook
Road being a heavily traveled road, proper construction traffic
management is essential to the safe and efficient handling of traffic
during construction.
C. That the Cook County Highway Department proceed from the implementation
of the contract to completion as quickly as possible and provide
necessary contract incentives in order to expedite the completion of
this roadway.
D. That the Illinois Department of Transportation implement at its cost the
overpass lighting system previously established at Lake -Cook Road and
IL Highway 53, at Illinois Department of Transportation expense.
E. That the Cook County Highway Department address the bike trail needs of
the area and provide for a bike path system to be installed as
substantially depicted on Exhibit A of this Resolution.
F. That the Village of Buffalo Grove goes on record in supporting a bikeway
overpass design running north and south of Lake -Cook Road east of the
Des Plaines River to support safe and efficient handling of pedestrian
traffic. The Village of Buffalo Grove also realizes that this bicycle
path /overpass design has been identified by the Cook County Highway
Department as the safest method of crossing the bikeway facility over
Lake -Cook Road.
AYES: 5 - Marienthal. Reid, Shifrin. Mathias. O'Malley
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None ABSTAIN: 1 - Kahn
PASSED: January 21 1991
ATTEST:
Vil e Clerk
APPROVED: January 21 1991
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