Report of the
Committee on Roads and Bridges
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
President Stroger and Chairman
Moreno, Vice Chairman Gorman, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins,
Daley, Goslin, Murphy, Peraica, Schneider, Silvestri, Sims, Steele and
Suffredin (15) |
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Absent: |
Commissioners Quigley and
Maldonado (2) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Roads and
Bridges, having had under consideration the matters hereinafter mentioned,
respectfully reports and recommends as follows:
Section 1
Your
Committee has considered the following items and upon adoption of this report,
the recommendations are as follows:
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296472 |
TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION WHEREAS,
pursuant to 625
ILCS 5/11-604, counties and municipalities have the legal authority to
restrict speed limits on roads under their control; and WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
the above
mentioned section of WHEREAS,
over the course
of the past three years, there have been over 100 accidents in that area
including the fatality of a student directly across the street from Carl
Sandburg High School; and WHEREAS,
as mandated by
State law, County government has the principal responsibility for the
protection of persons and property, the provision for public health services
and the maintenance of County highways; and WHEREAS,
in meeting those
requirements, it is necessary to reduce the speed limit on NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners urges the
County Board President to begin the process of reducing the speed limit on Existing
Proposed Speed
Speed Roadway SECTION Limit Limit 131st Street BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners urges the County Board
President to begin the process for declaring the area 500 feet immediately on
either side of *Referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges |
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296473 |
TO REDUCE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION WHEREAS, pursuant to 625 ILCS 5/11-604,
the Illinois Department of Transportation has the legal authority to restrict
speed limits on roads under their control; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, the above mentioned section of WHEREAS, the speed limit on LaGrange Road
approaching the Southwest Highway Underpass is currently 35 miles per hour
and increases to 45 miles per hour in the residential and school zone; and WHEREAS, since that time when the speed
limit of 45 miles per hour was instituted, there have been major residential
and commercial developments including a new townhome subdivision and shopping
center directly across the street from Carl Sandburg High School; and WHEREAS, over the past three years, there
have been over 100 motor vehicle collisions in the area of the school on
131st Street including the fatality of a pedestrian who was a student at Carl
Sandburg High School; and WHEREAS, the new shopping center across NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that
the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners urges the Illinois Department
of Transportation to reduce the speed limit on LaGrange Road from the
Southwest Highway Underpass to 131st Street from 45 BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that
the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners urges the Illinois
Department of Transportation to declare the area 500 feet immediately on
either side of Carl Sandburg High School as a School Zone and reduce that
area to 20 Referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges |
Vice Chairman Gorman,
seconded by Commissioner Murphy moved approval of Communication Nos. 296472 and
296473. The motion carried unanimously
Section 2
Your Committee has considered the
following communication from Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways, recommending for
approval change in plans and extra work in the construction of certain highway
improvements.
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299388 |
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT,
by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways, submitting
recommendation for change in plans and extra work on Section: 08-A6603-02-RS. Schaumburg
Road, Chicago Elgin Road to Sutton Road in the Village of Streamwood and the
Forest Preserve District of Cook County in County Board District
#15. Adjustment of quantities and new items. $41,977.86
(Addition). |
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299389 |
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E.,
Superintendent of Highways, submitting recommendation for change in plans and
extra work on Section:
04-A6107-04-RS. Group 1-2005: |
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299390 |
HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways,
submitting recommendation for change in plans and extra work on Section: 07-W3726-02-RS. Group 4-2007: |
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299391 |
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of
Highways, submitting recommendation for change in plans and extra work on
Section: 04-B5121-02-RS. |
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299392 |
HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways,
submitting recommendation for change in plans and extra work on Section:
08-8PVMK-31-GM. Pavement Markings-2008
Countywide. First and final adjustment
of quantities. $233,164.60
(Deduction). |
Vice Chairman Gorman,
seconded by Commissioner Murphy, moved the Approval of the change in plans and extra work described in Communication Nos. 299388, 299389, 299390, 299391 and 299392. The motion carried unanimously.
Section 3
Your Committee has considered the
following item and upon adoption of this report, the recommendation is as
follows:
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299393 |
COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E.,
Superintendent of Highways, submitting the Bureau of Construction's Progress
Report for the month ending |
Vice Chairman Gorman,
seconded by Commissioner Murphy moved to Receive and File
Communication No. 299393. The motion carried unanimously
Commissioner Beavers moved to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Steele.
The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
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Respectfully
submitted, Committee on
Roads and Bridges xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Joseph Mario
Moreno, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary