Village of Tinley Park issued the following announcement on Jan. 22.
The Village of Tinley Park, in conjunction with the Cook County Department of Transportation, will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 in the Kallsen Center at Village Hall, 16250 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, to discuss upcoming improvements to 175th Street from Oak Park Avenue to approximately 600 feet east of Ridgeland Avenue; Ridgeland Avenue from approximately 600 feet south of 175th Street north to Oak Forest Avenue; and Oak Forest Avenue from Ridgeland Avenue to 1,100 feet east. The open house will include exhibits of the intended improvements.
Proposed improvements entail total reconstruction of the roadways, including: new curb and gutter, sidewalks, a multi-use path along Ridgeland Avenue, on-street bike lanes along 175th Street, a new drainage system, proposed roadway lighting, and various utility improvements.
For this project, the Village is working with the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways. Final design approval is anticipated for summer 2020, with a construction schedule that is to-be-determined and subject to Cook County funding and right of way acquisition.
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