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Buffalo Grove Rd - From IL Rte 22 to Deerfield Pkwy
Crews will also connect the bike path gap between Aptakisic Road and Brandywyn Lane making it easier for residents to walk and bike to local parks, schools and shopping areas.
No road closures are expected; one lane of traffic will be open in each direction. Temporary lane closures may occur a few hours per day to complete major work.
Construction will take place over a two-year period using a staged approach:
2020 - North Section: Focused construction on Buffalo Grove Road from IL22 to Aptakisic Road, with minor impacts south of Aptakisic.
2021 - South Section: Focused construction on Buffalo Grove Road from Aptakisic Road to Deerfield Pkwy. This includes intersection improvements at Buffalo Grove Road and Aptakisic Road, which will extend to slightly north of Aptakisic.
Current Information
11/16/2020 - A new traffic pattern is now in place between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. Northbound traffic remains in its current lane while southbound traffic has been be shifted over to the west side of the road on the new pavement.
The temporary street lighting on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd has been completed and Stage 3 work is now underway, consisting of constructing the left turn lanes and center medians. Crews will work on sidewalk and driveway construction at Twin Groves school and Churchill Park entrances this week.
Traffic Impacts: Watch for workers, flaggers and trucks coming in and out of the jobsite. The Stage 3 traffic pattern is now in place.
Project Images
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Concrete pavement demolition near IL22 (November 2020)
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Pavement striping near school entrance (November 2020)
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Compacting asphalt near Churchill Park (November 2020)
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Paving near Churchill Park (November 2020)
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Pouring concrete sidewalk at school entrance (November 2020)
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Augering for light pole foundations (November 2020)
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Placing joint sealant near IL22 (November 2020)
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Paving looking south from Birchwood
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Pour concrete curb looking south near Brandywyn
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Pouring curb at Birchwood (October 2020)
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Checking grades for new road base (October 2020)
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Place capping aggregate south of Birchwood (October 2020)
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pour curb s. of RT 22 looking south
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storm sewer near Churchill Park looking north
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Compacting storm sewer trench near IL22 (October 2020)
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Relocated fire hydrant at Satinwood (October 2020)
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Pouring sidewalk at Banyan Tree (October 2020)
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Installing storm sewer near Birchwood (October 2020)
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Installing manhole at school entrance (October 2020)
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Pavement removal at Brandywyn (October 2020)
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Storm sewer near Churchill Park (October 2020)
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Hammering to remove reinforced pavement (September 2020)
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Pavement removal looking south just south of Brandywyn
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Removing temporary pavement near Churchill Park (September 2020)
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Removing temporary pavement north of Aptakisic (September 2020)
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Prep for stage 2: removing existing pavement markings (September 2020)
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New traffic pattern for stage 2 (September 2020)
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Breaking up concrete pavement at Brandywyn (September 2020)
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Installing temporary light pole at Satinwood (August 2020)
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Concrete pour for hand holes near Satinwood (August 2020)
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Concrete pour for sidewalk near IL22 (August 2020)
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Concrete pour for light pole foundations (August 2020)
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Applying joint sealant near Satinwood (August 2020)
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Paving south of Brandywyn (August 2020)
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Pouring curb at Brandywyn (August 2020)
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Fine grade capping aggregate (August 2020)
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Paving 1st lift (August 2020)
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Machine-forming new curb (July 2020)
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Capping aggregate placement near IL22 (July 2020)
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PGE placement at Banyan Tree (July 2020)
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Placed grindings looking north near Aptakisic (Jul 2020)
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Jackhammered concrete looking south at box culvert (Jul 2020)
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PGE placement south of Brandywyn (Jul 2020)
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Storm sewer work north of Banyan Tree (Jul 2020)
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Subgrade excavation looking north (July 2020)
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Storm sewer installation at Banyan Tree (July 2020)
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Satinwood east access looking west (June 2020)
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Storm sewer installation at Brandywyn east (June 2020)
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Light pole removal looking north Satinwood east (June 2020)
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Existing concrete pvmt removal between Banyan and Birchwood looking south (June 2020)
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Break CRC pavement near Birchwood (June 2020)
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Excavation work east side BG Rd (June 2020)
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Excavation work looking north (June 2020)
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Breaking concrete pavement looking north (June 2020)
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Stage 1 traffic pattern looking north (June 2020)
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Pavement striping near school (June 2020)
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Placing temporary pavement BG Rd (June 2020)
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Concrete removal in median (June2020)
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Excavation grading median south of IL22 (June2020)
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Storm sewer work in median north of Aptakisic (June2020)
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Temp pvmt - blanket looking south (May 2020)
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Placing temp pvmt looking north (May 2020)
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Placing temp pavement w.side BG Rd (May 2020)
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Excavating for temp pavt looking south (May 2020)
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Tree removal looking SE (May 2020)
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Silt fence looking north (May 2020)
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Buffalo Grove Rd existing conditions (Mar2020)
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Buffalo Grove Rd existing conditions (Mar2020)
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Buffalo Grove Rd existing conditions (Mar2020)
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Buffalo Grove Rd existing conditions (Mar2020)
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Project location
Revised Project Exhibits (including intersection improvement at Aptakisic Rd)
Public Meeting Exhibits:
- Buffalo Grove Rd - CRASH DATA (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - EXISTING V. PROPOSED - ALL (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - PROJECT SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - PUBLIC HEARING HANDOUT (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - ROW EXHIBIT PUBLIC HEARING (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - STRIP MAP (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - TRAFFIC VOLUME (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - TYP CROSS SECTION - EXISTING (PDF)
- Buffalo Grove Rd - TYP CROSS SECTION - PROPOSED (PDF)
Matt Mitchell, Resident Engineer
Lake Division of Transportation
600 West Winchester Road
Libertyville, IL 60048-1381
dot@lakecountyil.gov
(847) 383-6676
11/13/2020 - Crews are currently paving asphalt for the west half of Buffalo Grove Rd and should be completed by this weekend. Temporary street lighting and sidewalk construction is in progress. NOTE: There will be a new traffic pattern the week of 11/16 between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. Northbound traffic will remain in its current lane while southbound traffic will be shifted over to the west side of the road on the new pavement. Once the new traffic pattern is in place, crews will begin stage 3 work, which will consist of constructing the center medians.
11/6/2020 - Concrete curb and gutter placement and street light pole foundation installation is currently in progress on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd. Next week (11/9), crews will finish curb and gutter placement, street light pole foundations and paving for stage 2 construction. Also, temporary street lighting on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd should be completed.
10/29/2020 - Crews are currently fine grading the new aggregate road base in preparation for asphalt paving. Asphalt paving is scheduled to begin tomorrow for the west half of Buffalo Grove Rd starting at IL22 and working their way south. Next week, the contractor will continue pouring concrete for the new curb and gutter, fine grading the new road base and asphalt paving.
10/23/2020 - Concrete curb and gutter placement is currently in progress. Next week, crews will continue pouring curb, constructing the new road base and begin asphalt paving on the west half of Buffalo Grove Rd.
10/15/2020 - Storm sewer installation and construction of the new aggregate road base is currently in progress on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd. For week of 10/19, crews will continue storm sewer and road base construction. Contractor to begin pouring concrete for the new curb and gutter later in the week.
10/8/2020 - Contractor has resumed stage 2 road work on Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. Storm sewer installation is underway on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd. Next week (10/12), crews will continue storm sewer installation and begin excavating/building the new road base.
9/25/2020 - Utility relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd and on Aptakisic Rd is in progress. For the next couple of weeks, Nicor, Comcast and ComEd will continue their utility relocation work. Road work will resume when complete.
9/17/2020 - Concrete pavement removal is complete. Utility relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd is in progress. Next week (9/21), Nicor gas, Comcast and ComEd will continue utility relocation work.
9/11/2020 - Removal of the old street lights has been completed. Pavement removal on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd is in progress and will continue next week (9/14). Gas main relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Satinwood and Churchill Park is in progress. ComEd and Comcast are working on utility relocations between Aptakisic Rd and IL22.
9/4/2020 - The new traffic pattern is now in place for stage 2 construction (building west half of Buffalo Grove Rd between IL22 and Aptakisic Rd). North and south bound traffic has been transitioned onto new pavement on the east half of Buffalo Grove Rd. Stage 2 construction is underway and crews are currently breaking/removing the old pavement and will begin taking down the old street lights on the west half of Buffalo Grove Rd. Work on removing old pavement will continue next week (9/7). Gas main relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Brandywyn and Churchill Park is in progress. Also, Com Ed and Comcast are working on their relocation work on Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and IL22.
8/28/2020 - Crews have completed pouring concrete for the new street light pole foundations and the installation of the temporary street lights should be completed by the end of the day today on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd. The contractor has started doing some miscellaneous grading/clean up work and should begin restoration work behind the curb on Monday 8/31. Toward the middle of next week, they plan to execute the stage 2 traffic switch, moving north- and southbound traffic onto the new pavement (east half of Buffalo Grove Rd). Once traffic pattern has been switched, crews will begin removing the existing pavement and constructing the west half of Buffalo Grove Rd. Gas main relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Brandywyn and Churchill Park is in progress. Also, ComEd is working on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd near Brandywyn and on Aptakisic Rd. Comcast relocation work is also in progress between IL22 and Aptakisic Rd on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd.
8/21/2020 - Sidewalk construction is underway on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. Crews are also working on conduit installation and pole foundations for the new street lighting. Gas main relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Satinwood and Brandywyn is in progress, and ComEd is working on relocation work on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd near Brandywyn and on Aptakisic Rd. Comcast relocation work started today and they will be working on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd starting from IL22 and working their way south. Next week, (8/24), crews will continue work for the light pole foundations, install temporary street lighting and begin grading/clean up work behind the curb on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd. Landscape restoration will begin once the grading work is completed. The contractor plans to execute the stage 2 traffic switch to move north- and southbound traffic onto the new pavement (east half of Buffalo Grove Rd) at the end of the month.
8/13/2020 - Asphalt paving for stage 1 has been completed. Crews have started light pole foundation work and will continue over the next week. Contractor will begin working on sidewalk replacement on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd on Monday (8/17). Gas main relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and Birchwood Ln is in progress. Also, ComEd is working on their relocation work on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd near Brandywyn and on Aptakisic Rd.
8/7/2020 - Contractor has completed stage 1 concrete curb placement and asphalt paving is currently in progress. Stage 1 paving should be completed early next week and crews will begin working on sidewalk replacement on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd. Also, utility relocation work on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and Birchwood Lane is underway.
7/29/2020 - Concrete curb pour is currently underway for stage 1 construction on the east half of Buffalo Grove Rd and should be finished early next week. Asphalt paving is scheduled to begin late next week.
7/23/2020 - Crews are currently placing the capping aggregate (grindings) for the new road base and prep work for the new concrete curb and gutter on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd. Utility work is in progress, and contractor will begin saw cutting and doing other prep work for sidewalk removal and replacement throughout various locations on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. Next week, contractor will begin pouring concrete for the curb.
7/17/2020 - Crews have completed stage 1 storm sewer work on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd. The contractor started placing the capping aggregate (grindings) for the new road base and should be completed in the next several days. Next week (7/20), concrete curb work on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd will begin.
7/10/2020 - Storm sewer work and excavating/building the new road base is underway for the Stage 1 construction (east half of Buffalo Grove Rd from Aptakisic Rd to IL22). Next week, crews will continue storm sewer installation and building the new road base. Also, the Contractor may start work for the new street lights on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd.
7/2/2020 - Storm sewer work and excavating/building the new road base is underway for the Stage 1 construction (east half of Buffalo Grove Rd from Aptakisic Rd to IL22). Next week, crews will continue storm sewer installation and building the new road base.
6/25/2020 - Crews have completed breaking and removal of the existing pavement in the stage 1 work zone (east half of Buffalo Grove Rd) between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. Storm sewer work has started and will begin excavating/building the new road base Friday 6/26 and continuing next week, weather permitting. Access to Satinwood east is now open.
6/18/2020 - The stage 1 traffic pattern is now in place. Crews have started excavation work on the east side of Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. Week of 6/22/20, the contractor will continue excavation work and begin storm sewer work for stage 1 construction.
6/12/2020 - The stage 1 traffic pattern switch has been delayed to next week due to wet ground conditions from earlier this week. Crews are currently working on paving the temporary pavement in the medians. Once the temporary pavement is completed, crews will begin preparation work for the stage 1 traffic switch.
6/5/2020 - Storm sewer installation and excavation work in the medians is in progress. Next week, crews will continue storm sewer installation and start paving temporary pavement in the medians. The contractor plans to execute the stage 1 traffic pattern toward the end of next week, weather permitting. This new traffic pattern will shift north bound traffic onto the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd, so the east half of the new pavement can be constructed.
5/28/2020 - Crews have completed temporary pavement construction on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd from just south of IL22 to Aptakisic Rd. Tomorrow, southbound traffic will be shifted onto the new temporary pavement. Northbound traffic will remain in its current lane. This will allow pre-stage median work such as storm sewer installation and temporary pavement to be installed. Once median work is completed, northbound traffic be directed onto the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd, so the east half of the new pavement can be constructed.
5/22/2020 - Contractor has completed temporary pavement excavation on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd. Asphalt paving for temporary pavement is currently in progress. Weather permitting, crews should finish paving temporary pavement next week for the pre-stage, and begin preparation work for the new traffic staging.
5/18/2020 - Construction signage, silt fence installation and tree removal operations have been completed between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. This week, crews will begin temporary pavement construction on the west side of Buffalo Grove Rd., beginning just south of IL22 and working southward.
5/5/2020 - Preliminary work starts this week on Buffalo Grove Rd between Aptakisic Rd and IL22. They will be installing construction signage and silt fence. Also began pre-stage work south of Aptakisic Rd for construction of a detention basin.