TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Preview of the 248th Avenue Road Widening Project
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Ray Fano, Project Engineer
BACKGROUND:
Location
The project area extends along 248th Avenue from 103rd Street to 95th Street. The project is located in Will County. The total length of the improvement is 1.0 mile. The corridor is located approximately 1.0 mile west of IL Route 59.
Existing Condition
248th Avenue is classified as a minor arterial between 103rd Street and 95th Street that carries approximately 14,000 vehicles per day. The road has a rural design with one 11.5-foot through lane in each direction, aggregate shoulder, and adjacent drainage ditches. The posted speed limit of 45 mph. Traffic signals are located at 95th Street, Trumpet Avenue and 103rd Street. Left turn lanes are provided at the higher volume intersections along the corridor. The right-of-way on this segment varies from 80 to 120 feet in width.
South of 103rd Street, 248th Avenue consists of two 11-foot through lanes in each direction with a 17-foot median and left turn lanes. This segment of 248th was improved in 2005 with the adjacent development.
Adjacent Land Use
Land use along the 248th Avenue corridor has changed from almost entirely agricultural to almost entirely residential over the past two decades. Subdivisions that are adjacent to 248th Avenue between 95th Street and 103rd Street include:
* Tall Grass
* Carillon Club
* Ashwood Pointe
* Ashwood Crossing
* Ashwood Heights
Two vacant properties are located along the corridor. One vacant parcel is located on the east side of 248th Avenue near Honey Locust Drive. The Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN) has proposed a mosque and school facility at this location that is currently being reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The other vacant parcel is located on the northwest corner of 248th Avenue and 103rd Street.
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