All road maintenance, including snow plowing and street lights, in both unincorporated Homer Township and within the Village of Homer Glen, is provided by the Homer Township Highway Department. The Village of Homer Glen contracts with Homer Township Highway Department for road services.
Certain streets (i.e. 143rd Street, Bell Road, 159th Street) are under the jurisdiction of the Will County Department of Highways or the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Highway Department
Homer Township Highway Department
14400 W. 151st St.
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Phone (708) 301-0246
Fax (708) 301-0436
From February 2009 - Send Comments About 159th Street Improvements
Mayor Daley and Homer Glen Village Board join Representative Renee Kosel in lobbying IDOT to make long needed improvements and widening of 159th Street.
Residents are urged to join us by emailing IDOT to impress upon them the importance of 159th street improvements. Representative Kosel urges all residents to “make your voice heard, so that we can secure federal dollars to get our projects completed”.
Logon to http://www.dot.il.gov/email.html to voice your concerns and send your comments to IDOT.
Thanks for helping us make our voices heard!
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Rep. Kosel Urges the Public to Contact IDOT about Route 30, 159th Street Road Projects
Mokena…State Representative Renée Kosel (R-New Lenox) is urging the public to contact the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to bring immediate attention to the deplorable and dangerous conditions of Route 30 and 159th Street. IDOT has issued a public participation opportunity and is seeking public comment on state highway projects that are currently ready for federal funds from the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
“IDOT has asked for public comment, and we need to come out in full force and bombard them about the urgency of improving Route 30 and 159th Street. I urge each and every resident in my district to make your voice heard, so that we can secure federal dollars to get our projects completed. There are communities across Illinois competing for this funding, and we need to ensure that our road improvement projects receive the attention they deserve,” Rep. Kosel said.
Currently, the FY 2009-2012 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) contains a list of road improvement projects slated to receive federal funds included in the Federal stimulus package. The list can be found through the state library system, the Illinois Department of Transportation’s district office in Schaumburg, or online at www.dot.il.gov. These projects are conditional and could change depending on the final federal legislation, approved funding by the Illinois General Assembly and final approval by the Governor.
“I am confident that a district-wide effort to campaign for our road improvements has the power to make a difference. I have worked aggressively over the years to fight for road funding, and I’m asking you to join me in having our voices heard loud and clear,” said Rep. Kosel.
Village of Homer Glen Transportation Plan
On December 18, 2007, the Village Board adopted a Transportation Plan. For more information, please contact Village Hall.
Transportation Plan (PDF 4 MB) Please note that Chapter 8 has been changed. A revised Chapter 8 will be included on this page soon.
How Does Homer Glen’s Transportation Plan Affect You?
Are you concerned about speeding vehicles in your neighborhood? Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam? Are you worried about the congestion on our roadways or the amount of truck traffic in your neighborhood? Do you enjoy biking, walking, or horse back riding and wish there were more trails in our community? Are you concerned about air pollution? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then Homer Glen's Transportation Plan is of importance to you.
With the help of the Village’s new Transportation Plan, Homer Glen will be able to provide a coordinated sustainable system of roadways, pedestrian facilities, recreational pathways, and public transportation service over the next ten years. The Transportation Plan will assist in the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians while ensuring we remain a ‘community and nature…in harmony’.
The Transportation Plan’s objectives demonstrate how Homer Glen will address the communities’ transportation concerns. Listed below are a few examples:
- Safety
The Plan evaluates the need for guardrails, street lighting, roadway profiles, and traffic calming measures that will improve safety on our streets. - Congestion
The Plan identifies an integrated transportation and land use plan that minimizes congestion and investigates connectivity issues within residential neighborhoods. - Countryside Character
The Plan promotes the Core values of Homer Glen’s ‘Green Vision’ by requiring wide, naturally landscaped corridors for major roadways. - Trail System
The Plan develops a comprehensive network of multi-use trails and greenways to link residential subdivisions with schools, parks, shopping areas, public facilities, open spaces, forest preserves and other multi-use trails in the area.
Will County Transportation Plan
For information regarding the development of Will County's long-term comprehensive transportation plan click on the link below:
Will County 2030 Transportation Plan
Caton Farm - Bruce Road Study: Proposed Action for New Bridge and Highway
From the Will County website:
"The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide a transportation system improvement that will address capacity, operational, and safety deficiencies; and satisfy projected 2030 travel demands within a regional corridor extending between Caton Farm Road at U.S. Route 30 and IL Route 7 (159th Street) at Cedar Road. Specifically, the proposed system improvements should accommodate population and employment growth, provide improved system linkage by providing a new bridge over the Des Plaines River, accommodate projected transportation demand, optimize modal interrelationships and increase travel safety in the study area."
"The project corridor is located on the urban fringes between the Chicago and Joliet metropolitan areas. The project corridor has undergone rapid growth including development within existing municipalities, municipal expansion through annexation and infill development. The project corridor extends a length of approximately 10 miles and encompasses an area of 125 square miles. It is located approximately 30 miles southwest of the City of Chicago and just three miles north of Joliet within northern Will County."
Archives
Open Houses to Discuss 159th Street Corridor Plan
Two Open Houses will be held to provide the general public with an opportunity to provide input into the 159th Street Corridor Planning process. This Plan, initiated by the Village of Orland Park and funded by IDOT, will establish coordinated strategies to improve 159th Street between I-355 and I-294. Six municipalities, including Homer Glen, Orland Park, Orland Hills, Tinley Park, Oak Forest, and Markham, are involved in the planning process. The Open Houses will be an opportunity for the public to review existing conditions, information compiled to date, and share issues and ideas with the consulting team and Steering Committee.
The first Open House will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 23, 2009 in the Exhibition Hall of the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 South Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462.
The second Open House will be held on from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 5, 2009 in the Oak Forest City Hall at 15440 South Central Avenue, Oak Forest, IL 60452.
Both Open Houses will present the same information. It is only necessary to attend one. A brief overview presentation will be made at 6:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. at each of the Open Houses.
For more information, contact Bob Sullivan of the Village of Orland Park, at 703-403-5300. The draft Existing Conditions and Planning Framework report prepared by the consulting team can be viewed and downloaded at http://gis.orland-park.il.us/159thCorridor.pdf.
Schoolhouse Road Public Hearing
You are invited to attend a Public Hearing held by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to present recommended future improvements for the Schoolhouse Road corridor from Wilmington-Peotone Road to U.S. Route 6. These recommendations were developed as part of the Department’s Strategic Regional Arterial (SRA) Study for Schoolhouse Road. The results of the Department’s SRA study form the basis for future improvement considerations by the jurisdictional agency (County, township, and/or municipality). These recommended improvements are not currently funded for construction, and they would be subject to future engineering and environmental studies.
The Public Hearing (open house format) will take place on:
Thursday, December 11, 2008
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
New Lenox Village Hall
1 Veterans Parkway
New Lenox, Illinois 60451.
Purpose of the Hearing:
- To present future improvement concepts along the Schoolhouse Road corridor as part of the Strategic Regional Arterial System.
- To obtain public comment.
An audio-visual presentation will be shown every half-hour with the last showing at 6:30 PM. Exhibits will be on display with IDOT personnel available to discuss the project and to answer questions.
This hearing will be accessible to handicapped individuals. Anyone needing special assistance should contact Sue Palmer at (847) 705- 4090. Persons planning to attend who will need a sign language interpreter or other similar accommodations should notify the Department's TTY/TDD number at (800) 526-0844 (English) or (800) 501-0864 (Spanish), and for telebraille (877) 526-6670 at least five days prior to the hearing.
The Public Hearing will be held on the 1st Floor of the Village Hall. Parking is available on both the north and south sides of the building. From the north parking lot, the building entrance is on the 1st Floor. From the south parking lot, the entrance is on the 2nd Floor. All correspondence regarding this project should be sent to:
Illinois Department of Transportation
Bureau of Programming
Attention: Sue Palmer
201 West Center Court
Schaumburg, Illinois 60196-1096