Posted on 12/07/2020 3:29:09 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Western Springs and Hinsdale appeared to have found agreement on the style of the new pedestrian bridge over Interstate 294.
This week, the Western Springs Village Board received more detailed numbers on the village's cost of maintenance for the bridge, which would be next to 47th Street.
Western Springs was told a couple of months ago that its costs would amount up to $250,000 in 25 years to repaint the entire bridge with a painted finish, plus $60,000 for picket-style fencing.
But Illinois Tollway official Nicole Nutter told the Western Springs Village Board on Monday that both villages had agreed to go with a weatherized steel for the bridge structure, which requires no maintenance costs for the villages.
She said the costs amounted to $65,000 to $80,000 for the repainting of the picket-style fencing in about 25 years. With the much lower amount, the trustees approved that option over its previous choice of chain-link fencing, which Hinsdale officials opposed.
At a meeting last week, the Hinsdale Village Board stuck to picket-style fencing and wondered why Western Springs wanted chain-link fencing.
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PING!
In other important news, they paved the parking lot of the gas company in Mayberry.
Oddly enough we’ve biked across the old bridge several times in recent years. The current neighborhood location is more unique than 47th street where there’s already a road bridge.
This is news somehow? Too bad for the yuppie suburban democrat trash voters. Cross 294 at Ogden or Plainfield road. This is stupid news.
... repaint the entire bridge with a painted finish ...
Huh?
It is good for the younger kids who can’t drive yet.
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