A $2.17million drainage project about to get underway will reduce chronic flooding on Route 59 south of Route 22 in North Barrington. | Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
By Mick Zawislak | Daily Herald
A project years in the making to address chronic flooding along Route 59 and neighboring streets in North Barrington is set to get underway.
Village officials announced the start of the $2.17 million GHO Stormwater Drainage Project, designed to address 20 years of flooding on Route 59 south of Route 22.
The road in that area has been closed six times due to stormwater impacts, most recently on April 18, as hazardous driving conditions resulted from water overtopping the road, according to the village.
Village streets also have seen severe flooding for many years. The failed system to be replaced has negatively affected more than 40 properties and 250 acres within the watershed area.
When completed, a drainage construction project will reduce the flooding problem on Route 59 south of Route 22 in North Barrington. | John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
GHO stands for the Grassmere Farms, Haverton and Oaksbury neighborhoods in the area. The genesis of the regional project began in 2023 when the village approved an engineering agreement to develop plans for flooding relief.
On April 22, the village approved a contract with Copenhaver Construction Inc., for the project. The village was notified last week that all necessary permits from the Illinois Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Lake County Stormwater Management Commission had been approved.
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