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Project Overview:
For more than a decade, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has been actively planning, preparing various preliminary design studies and drawings, and coordinating with local governments on their plan to expand the section of Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road) between Naperville Road in Wheaton and the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad along the western edge of the Warrenville. The proposed expansion plans call for the 2.5 mile long section of Route 56 within the City of Warrenville to be expanded from one-lane in each direction to a minimum of two-lanes in each direction, a 30-foot wide grass median in the center of the road, and additional turn lane improvements at all major intersections. A 10-12-foot wide paved shoulder is also proposed along the north and south edges of the expanded roadway east of the DuPage River and west of Williams Road. Project Status: IDOT opened bids on both sections of Butterfield Road on January 21, 2011. The project was awarded to K-Five Construction on April 19, 2011. Construction began in May 2011. The completion date for both sections is October 26, 2012. The initial stage of construction includes various utility companies relocating their facilities that are in conflict with IDOT’s proposed improvements and the installation of temporary traffic signals. Most of the construction activities will occur in the south half of the right-of-way to build the proposed eastbound lanes. When those lanes are complete, traffic will be switched to the new pavement so the contractor can work on the proposed westbound lanes in the north half of the right-of-way where the road exists today. The final landscape plans for the project can be viewed by selecting the following links: Landscaping Details and Scheduling (1.25 Mb) Landscape Plans (5.14 Mb)
Additional information on Butterfield Recontruction and Widening Project may be found on IDOT's website for this project, which also provides opportunity to ask specific questions. Anyone can contact IDOT through this website or the IDOT Website, by clicking on the Contact Us tab. IDOT is committed to respond with a professional answer within 14 days or less.
Route 56 Streetscape Work Group:
In order for the City to make informed decisions on what enhanced streetscape improvements it would work with IDOT to implement in conjunction with the construction of the proposed Route 56 expansion project, the City Council established the Route 56 Streetscape Work Group in July of 2009. The Work Group is made up of representatives from the City Council, Plan Commission, Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, Environmental Commission, America in Bloom and City staff.
With the approval of the City Council, the Work Group has enlisted the services of Hitchcock Design Group, a landscape architectural consulting firm from Naperville, to help them complete their assignment and coordinate with IDOT on streetscape improvement related issues.
The Route 56 Streetscape Work Group Basic Priority (Phase I) Recommendations to the City Council were presented to and unanimously approved by the City Council at their March 15, 2010, meeting. A copy of the presentation can be viewed/downloaded here.
ITEP Grant Application:
At their August 2, 2010, regular meeting, the City Council accepted the recommendations of the Route 56 Streetscape Workgroup and the Finance Committee of the Whole and authorized staff to work with the City’s Route 56 Streetscape Improvement Consultant, HDG, to prepare and submit an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant funding application for the following potential Route 56 streetscape enhancements:
The following City’s ITEP grant application was submitted to IDOT on August 30, 2010. Paper copy of the application is available for review at the City Hall in the Alderman’s office.
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