Board OKs $6.9M project to fix roads, infrastructure
The Glen Ellyn Village Board unanimously approved a $6.9 million project Monday for roadway improvements in a central east section of Glen Ellyn.
The Bryant Avenue-Thain’s Addition Rehabilitation Project will reconstruct Bryant Avenue from Turner Avenue to Walnut Street, as well as a short section of Whittier Avenue north of Walnut Street. The project also will resurface Walnut and Duane streets, and Hillside, Lowell and Whittier avenues.
“This is a long overdue project,” Trustee Peter Ladesic said. “(Bryant Avenue) is a very traveled street and this is not just for the benefit of people who live on Bryant, but for the benefit of the whole community. People have been complaining about that street longer than I’ve been elected.”
Bob Minix, professional engineer with the village’s Public Works Department, said Bryant Avenue is an important road because it’s classified as a collector street, which are essential in helping move traffic from one point of the village to another.
“It’s an important part of the road network as far as people moving through the village,” Minix said, adding that the road sees about 4,000 to 5,000 vehicles per day.
About 2.2 miles of roadway improvements are planned in total, including water main replacement, sanitary sewer rehabilitation and storm sewer upgrades.
About half a mile of Bryant Avenue will be repaved with concrete, while asphalt will be used on all the other streets, Minix said. He said Duane Street, Bryant Avenue and a northern section of Whittier Avenue will receive new water mains.
The project also will provide a pipe that connects to the village’s storm sewer for residents to use by request for their drainage problems.
Bids were received March 15 for the project. The lowest bid was from Martam Construction Co. of Elgin at just more than $5.7 million. Civiltech Engineering will provide the construction engineering for $503,000. The total project cost of $6.9 million also includes design engineering, construction of underground and surface improvements, and construction management.
This article originally appeared in Glen Ellyn News.
