The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 7th, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Auditorium of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, in Riverside, regarding the ongoing study of the BNSF Railway’s at-grade road-rail crossings from Delaplaine Road in Riverside to Ridgeland Avenue in Berwyn, including Route 43 (Harlem Avenue). This meeting will be in an open-house format, with a narrated presentation in English and Spanish. At the meeting, transportation needs for all modes of travel and project goals will be reviewed. The public is invited to submit their input and ask questions.
The draft Purpose and Need Statement, proposed to be used in the upcoming evaluation of alternatives, is posted on CMAP’s public engagement site here: https://engage.cmap.illinois.gov/7088/widgets/50850/documents/41026.
An earlier version of this document has been revised to reflect comments received from state and federal partners earlier this year. The evaluation of alternatives is expected to begin later this year. General information about the study is posted at https://engage.cmap.illinois.gov/berwyn-riverside-crossings.
The public is invited to submit comments at the public meeting by email at tmurtha@cmap.illinois.gov or by mail to CMAP, 433 W Van Buren St, Suite 450, Chicago, IL 60607. Comments received by July 10, 2023, will be part of the official record.
This meeting will be accessible to people with disabilities. Anyone needing a special accommodation should contact Jill Kramer of Jacobs Engineering Group by phone at 773-458-2835 or at jill.kramer@jacobs.com.