As state transportation officials brainstorm ways to address a bottleneck along Route 62 in Barrington Hills, they’re inviting area residents to learn more about the issue during an upcoming open house.
The event comes as officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation begin a four-year study examining possible upgrades and widening options to Route 62, between routes 25 and 68 in Barrington Hills.
Currently, the four-mile stretch, also named Algonquin Road, narrows to one-lane in each direction, but the roadway expands to two lanes in both directions before and after routes 25 and 68, said Kimberly Murphy, who heads the consultant studies unit for IDOT.
Traffic along that stretch of Route 62 also is over capacity, she said.
“There’s a lack of continuity between 25 and 68,” Murphy said. “It’s sort of a bottleneck.”
The upcoming open house for residents lasts from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Barrington Park District, 235 Lions Drive, Barrington.
During the event, IDOT officials said representatives will introduce tentative roadwork plans, listen to public feedback and answer residents’ questions. IDOT also is taking applications for a new community advisory committee on the project that would feature Barrington-area residents, motorists and stakeholders, Murphy said.
To read the full Barrington Courier-Review article, including comments by Barrington Hills Village Administrator Robert Kosin, click here.
This project is a DIRECT RESULT of Kane County forcing through Longmeadow Parkway and ending it on Route 62 in the blind curve. Barrington hills will be split even further because of this widening and Longmeadow parkway will completely disconnect some homes from being a part of Barrington Hills. There are documents showing the direct link between these two projects.
Lovely – just lovely – another costly project which the overburdened taxpayers of our state must look forward to…I hope the last taxpayer in Illinois has the strength to shut off the lights when they leave.
NOW YOU ARE GOING TO STUDY WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BRIDGE IS BUILT; WHERE WERE YOU 10 YEARS AGO WITH YOUR STUDY?
Donato Cantalupo:
Why don’t you question your good friend, ex-Village President Robert G. Abboud, on why the Village of Barrington Hills was not represented on the Longmeadow Parkway Toll Bridge Task Force when discussions began?
The following link is to a meeting of the Task Force held 10 years ago tomorrow, and you will surely notice that all of the affected Villages are represented, but no Village of Barrington Hills!
The question is, was this non-representation by design, and if so, why?
Click to access 2007_1115M.pdf