Longmeadow Parkway Corridor an Idea 20 Years in Making, and Counting
A northern Kane County bridge, beginning in Algonquin, has long been discussed and is now a top priority for the county.
Steel columns come up from the ground just past Towne Park, the first concrete signs of a project that has been in the works for years. The Western Bypass construction is well underway but there is another project critical to resolving the region’s traffic congestion problem. Longmeadow Parkway Corridor is just south of the Western Bypass and is proposed as a four-lane bridge/corridor. The corridor would start at Huntley Road west of Randall Road through Longmeadow Parkway where it will span the Fox River to Bolz Road in Carpentersville. A northern Kane County bridge has been discussed, researched and debated since 1990. The project will reach a milestone this year with completion of Phase I engineering - which began 20 years ago. The …
Lee B
3:44 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2013
The bridge construction cost is just the beginning. Maintenance and a reserve fund to replace it at end-of-life is the bigger issue. Factor in the total cost to include administrative costs for toll escrow and reserve and the toll rises to $2.00 a trip, or $4.00 a day. That adds $1,000 a year to a household budget. If a toll is a viable resource; place a toll on the Sterns bridge-escrow that fund… more ›