Laraway Road at Union Pacific Railroad Crossing

This station provides an introduction to the Laraway Road project and examines the importance of undergoing the study.  

Please share your comments on Station 1, the Introduction, below. 

This station provides an overview of the Planning and Environmnetal Linkages (PEL) Study and the benefits of undergoing this process. 

Please share your comments on Station 2, the Planning and Environmental Linkages Study Process, below.

This station provides a summary of the project's purpose and need as well as the first phase of public involvement on this project.

Please share your comments on Station 3, the Purose and Need, and consider the following questions:

Does the Purpose and Need statement capture your understanding of the issues on Laraway Road from Brandon Road to Illinois Route 53? (yes/no and please explain)

This station provides an overiew of the alternatives being considered.

Please share your comments on Station 4, Alternatives, and consider the following questions:

Does the recommended Alternative to Be Carried Forward for future studies address the Purpose and Need for the project? (yes/no and please explain)

Are there any important issues or potential solutions that the study team needs to consider more carefully in this stage of the alternatives development and evaluation process?

Are there other issues that project engineers and the City of Joliet will need to study more closely if the City decides to proceed to project engineering and construction?

This station provides a detailed desctiption on the alternative designs being considered for the project. 

Please share your comments on Station 5, Details on the Allernatives being Considered, below.

CMAP, as the regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, is sponsoring the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study through the federal coordination process and is providing the funding necessary to support this planning initiative. CMAP is working in coordination with the City of Joliet, the jurisdiction agency for Laraway Road. Through this PEL Study, the Purpose and Need and the results of the alternatives screening can be carried forward into the engineering phase, saving time and effort during that phase of project development. This PEL Study is also developing an early, planning-level cost estimate and an initial funding strategy, both of which can help the City decide whether the project should move forward.