Prairie Path Underpass on Elmhurst's Capital Project Wish List
St. Charles Road work, more money for street repaving also part of five-year plan.
The continual pursuit of grant funds for major capital projects by the city of Elmhurst could result in sending the Prairie Path under York Road. City Manager Jim Grabowski presented the project as part of the five-year capital plan Monday night, and city staff would like to begin engineering work. Public Works Director Mike Hughes explained that a change in state law requiring cars to stop for pedestrians means that runners and cyclists no longer wait for the cars on York to pass before crossing the busy road. While recent road work on York allowed the city to install more signage at the crossing, Hughes and Grabowski said it was time to separate the crossings in a more permanent and safer way. The city has secured about $300,000 in …
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Stewart Levine
5:52 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
We need to have a ban on any renters in elmhurst being able to vote for property tax increases as well, anyone agree? this is how this kind of stuff gets started, its two wolves and a sheep voting on whats for dinner. more ›