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An Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Enforcement of Section 15-1-4 ("Trucks and Buses Prohibited, Locations") of the Oak Park Village Code to Allow Truck Traffic on Chicago Avenue until December 31, 2026, in the Village of Oak Park
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Introduction
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The Oak Park Avenue Streetscape Project will include closures of portions of Oak Park Avenue. Through traffic on Oak Park Avenue will be detoured to Ridgeland Avenue or Harlem Avenue then using Chicago Avenue to get back to Oak Park Avenue during portions of the project. The moratorium on enforcement of Section 15-1-4 of the Village Code allows trucks to use Chicago Avenue which normally does not allow for truck traffic.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Ordinance.
Prior Board Action
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Background
The Oak Park Avenue Streetscape Project includes closures of portions of Oak Park Avenue to allow for construction work to safely and efficiently take place. Through traffic on Oak Park Avenue will be detoured to Ridgeland Avenue or Harlem Avenue, then using Chicago Avenue to get back to Oak Park Avenue during portions of the project (see attached detour route). The detour to Chicago Ave. will primarily be in place during the first half of the project while water and sewer work is occurring north of Lake Street. The detour from Chicago Avenue will be shifted to Lake Street once Oak Park Avenue is reopened north of Lake. Local traffic on Oak Park Avenue will be allowed to flow up to the actual road closure segments to access the Hemingway business district. All of the detours have been approved by IDOT since they utilize Harlem and Ridgeland Avenues, which are State highways.
Per Village Code Section 15-1-4, trucks are not allowed on Chicago Avenue. In order to implement the detours and allow for trucks to navigate around the road closures, the Village will need to not enforce this code. The mor...
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