Hough Street/ Route 59 Paving Project – This is an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) repaving project that started last week and includes the repaving of Hough Street/ Route 59 from just north of Main Street to Route 22.  It has a 45 working day contract deadline starting from May 1^st.  The contractor has begun the removal of the first layer of asphalt starting at Route 22 and heading south which is creating significant traffic issues.  For questions relating to this project please call the IDOT office at (847) 705-4300 or call the IDOT Resident Engineer, Kurt Kaldenberger, at (847) 516-1251 or submit a question at the IDOT website at http://www.dot.state.il.us/contact.html.

 

Road & Utility Program – The 2010 Road and Utility Project is out to bid and the bids are due back to the Village Clerk at 10 am, Monday, May 17^th.  Documents are available only from the design engineer Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. located at 850 Forest Edge Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, 847-478-9700.

 

Route 59 and Dundee Avenue Water Main Projects (Pirtano Construction) –  The contractor has completed the work on Hough Street north of Route 14 and along Dundee Avenue from Sturtz Street to Monument Avenue and will be working on the final connections and cleanup on Dundee Avenue.  For any questions for this job please call Gary Most, Project Manager, at 847-304-3469.

 

AT&T VRAD Installation – AT&T is currently installing VRAD utility boxes for the Project Lightspeed/ U-Verse.  While the Village of Barrington retains control of the Village’s right of ways, AT&T is allowed to install the utility boxes as part of the statewide franchise agreements for telecommunications.  They have applied for Right of Way Utility Permits and the boxes will be landscaped after they are installed.

 

Dundee Avenue Paving Project – This project is expected to start May 3^rd and includes the repaving of Dundee Avenue from Main Street to Route 59.  The funding was granted to the Village as part of the ARRA Stimulus Package and will be administered by the Village.  It has a 20 working day contract deadline.

 

Lake Cook Road Paving Project (Barrington Hills) – This paving project is expected to start May 3^rd.  It includes the repaving of Lake Cook Road west of the Village of Barrington from west of Hart Road (near Old Hart Road) to the McHenry County line.  For questions relating to this project please call the IDOT office at (847) 705-4300 or call the IDOT Resident Engineer, Kurt Kaldenberger, at (847) 516-1251 or submit a question at the IDOT website at http://www.dot.state.il.us/contact.html.

 

Ela Road Paving Project – This project includes the repaving of Ela Road from Lake Cook Road to Long Grove Road and will be administered by the Lake County Department of Transportation.  LCDOT has stated that they will not start this project until the Hough Street/ Route 59 repaving project is completed.  We will continue to provide updates as the project gets closer.