Wadsworth Road Intersections

Phase I StudyPublic Information Meeting #3

April 19, 2017

www.WadsworthIntersections.com

Purpose of Today’s Meeting

• Project Overview• Project Update• Next Steps• Seek your input on the

Preferred Intersection Alternative– Wadsworth Road at Dilleys

Road– Wadsworth Road at

Kilbourne Road• Seek your input on impacts

to Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve

Project Overview

Moving forward, Wadsworth Road at

US-41 will proceed as a separate study

anticipated completion late 2017.

Project Overview

PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED Vehicular congestion and

mobility Existing roadway

geometric deficiencies Motorized and non-

motorized safety Non-motorized facility

gaps Adjacent property access

management/safety

Project Overview

• Public Information Meeting

• June 15, 2016• 104 Attended• Finalist Intersection

Alternatives presented for input

• 35 Comments Received

Project UpdatePublic Information Meeting #2

Dilleys Road Traffic Signal Roundabout

Kilbourne Road Add turn lane on Kilbourne Road &

maintain bypass lane Add turn lane on Wadsworth Road and

Kilbourne Road Roundabout Do nothing

Project UpdatePublic Information Meeting #2

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Support Connectivity

Improve all intersections to increase safety and efficiency

Corridor businesses impacts

Add Southbound Turn lane on Kilbourne Road

Gratitude for project information

Consider non-motorized modes of travel

Project UpdatePublic Information Meeting #2

Purpose:• Provide input to the Project Study Group throughout

the project development processMeetings:• SIG #1 – January 2015

• Input on Issues and Needs• SIG #2 – April 2015

• Input on Problem Statement and Initial Concepts

• SIG #3 – January 2016• Input on Initial Alternatives

• SIG #4• Was scheduled prior to today’s Public Information Meeting #3 to provide a meeting preview, however, the SIG did not feel it was necessary to meet.

• SIG #5 – Late 2017• Input on Preferred Alternative (US-41)

All SIG meeting materials are posted to the project website

Project UpdateStakeholder Involvement Group (SIG) Overview

3Public

Information Meetings

3Stakeholder Involvement

Group Meetings

Project Website

Newsletters

12One-on-

One Meetings

11Agency

Meetings

Project UpdateStakeholder Involvement

Project UpdatePost Public Meeting #2

Additional Stakeholder Coordination Meetingso US-41 Business Owners & Village of Wadswortho Lake County Forest Preserve Districto Newport TownshipAgency Meetingso Federal Highway Administrationo Illinois Department of Transportation

Finalist Alternative Refinement & Further Evaluation

Selection of the Preferred Intersection Alternatives

Kilbourne Road

Preferred Intersection Alternatives

Dilleys Road Single Lane

Roundabout

Southbound right turn lane added on Kilbourne Road

Existing bypass lane remains Add a sidewalk from

Cashmore to Kilbourne Road

Public Information Meeting #3Station Guide

Station 1 Project Overview Purpose & Need Next Steps

Station 2 Existing Traffic Projected Traffic Crash Data Environmental Resources

Station 3 Public Involvement

Station 4 Preferred Intersection

Alternatives

Station 5 Project Reports

Station 6 Public Comment Area

EASTENTRANCE

HALLWAY STAIRWELL

STORAGE & CLOSETS

COAT CLOSET

SIGN IN TABLE

PRESENTATIONROOM

KITCHEN

TV

WASHROOMS

KILBOURNE ROAD

KILBOURNE ROAD

DILLEYS ROAD

DILLEYS ROAD

STATION 4

DILLEYS ROAD

KILBOURNE ROAD

Project Reports

Comm

ent Area

Comment Area

Comment Area

We Want to Hear From YOU

• Written comment forms

• Online comment forms at www.WadsworthIntersections.com

• Comments are encouraged throughout the study

Comments received by May 3, 2017

will become part of the Public

Information Meeting record

Next StepsNext Steps

• Dilleys Road and Kilbourne Road Final Project Development ReportsDesign Approval Summer 2017

• US-41 SIG Meeting – Anticipated Fall 2017• US-41 Public Information Meeting – Present Preferred

Intersection Alternative – Anticipated Fall 2017

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!

Please visit the exhibit room and meet with Project Study Group members.