Village of Lombard Legistar System

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Johnson: Referred to memo. Township & state are involved also. We can pass the

ordinances, they will have to post the streets. Doing traffic counts next week on

Harrison. In the following week I have a meeting with township to find out what their

intentions are, discuss traffic counts, etc. All of this needs to be coordinated with

township to make it work. They have already posted Harding "No Left Turn". During

construction, we had posted restrictions there.

Schwarz: (to Johnson) Finley Rd. is Lombard jurisdiction. Johnson: This would be "No

Left Turn" on to their road. Soderstrom: How can village restrict a vehicle turning on to

a township road? Schwarz: The problem would be with enforcement. It is up to the

village what they want to do with those intersections at Finley. Kuehl: I live on Finley

and follow all of the traffic home every night. The construction took them off of Harrison

and brought them down to Charles Lane. Schwarz: Harrison cannot make a left hand

turn on to Rte. 53 now. Tross: All we are asking you to do is to post "No Left Turn" at

Charles Lane when township posts Madison and Harding. Gron: When will Harrison be

opened? Johnson: It is open now. Soderstrom: Finley Rd. was never an issue that we

were going to address. By putting this here, with no left turns at any of these streets, we

are going to create a huge jam somewhere. I understand the concern for Charles Lane.

Harrison need not be posted since it is already pork chopped? Tross: Once again let

me clarify, all I am asking for is that every intersection be posted so that we can enforce;

petition the State that Rte. 53 at Madison, Harding, Charles Lane, and Harrison be

posted "No Left Turn".

Schwarz: How much traffic do we force up to Harding with the restriction at Harrison?

Johnson: It went from around several hundred to twenty five hundred. Schwarz: My

assumption would be that this traffic is coming north or south on Finley? Kuehl: There

is a "No Left Turn" sign at Harding at Rte. 53. Tross: So all traffic is going over to

Charles Lane. Schwarz: Who is going to coordinate this with IDOT and the township?

Soderstrom: The board would direct staff to do this. Kuehl: How about "No Left Turn"

signs with hourly limitations 6-9am and 4-6pm at Charles Lane and Rte. 53 and Charles

Lane at Finley?

Soderstrom: Let's split this into three separate items.

Item 1 - post "No Left Turn" off of Rte. 53 s/b on to e/b Harrison and w/b Harrision on to

Rte. 53(assuming that signs will be put up at Harding and Madison).

Item2 - restrict left hand turns off of w/b Charles Lane on to Rte 53 and off of Rte. 53 s/b

on to e/b Charles Lane. (Send to the Board with No Recommendation)

Item 3 - restrict n/b Finley Rd. from turning left on to Charles Lane, Harrison, Harding,

Madison. (No Motion Made)

Kuehl: But isn't there any thing else we can do? This is going to create a strangler.

Soderstrom: Board recommended that all intersections would be right in and right out.

It was moved by Schwarz, seconded by Kuehl, that this matter be recommended

to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye:

Gron, Bedard, Schwarz and Kuehl

4 -

Absent:

Sebby, Pool and Lepins

3 -

Enactment No: Ordinance 5055 Signs

Recommend "No Left Turn" at Charles Lane & Rte. 53 to conform

with Board recommendations to IDOT

Recommend "No Left Turn at Charles Lane & Rte. 53 with time

restrictions (6-9AM & 4-6PM)