Transportation
Challenge: Evaluate various intersections for safety improvements as part of the Highway Safety Improvement Program.
Solution: Recommended various countermeasures to reduce common crash types and improve overall intersection safety.
Result: Reduction in accidents and improved safety for both pedestrians and drivers.
Milhouse is leading a team of consultants providing Phase I Preliminary Engineering Services for various roadway and bridge projects. Core services for these locations included:
» Data Collection
» Traffic Studies
» Capacity Analysis
» Crash Analysis
» Intersection Design Studies
The Milhouse team provided multiple improvements, which included new mast arms with one signal head per lane, additional left-turn offset/channelization to improve each leg, new lighting, advanced warning signs, illuminated street signs, highly reflective pavement markings, and ADA ramps.
Other improvements included larger 12” LED lenses with visors, reflective back plating at each leg, and pedestrian countdown timers and pushbuttons at crosswalk terminals. Intersections included:
» Ridgeland Avenue (W37) at 143rd Street (B80), Unincorporated Cook County
» Lake Cook Road at Old Hicks Road, Palatine, Cook County
» Roberts Road (W32) at 103rd Street, Palos Hills, Cook County
» Kedzie Avenue at 175th Street, Hazel Crest, Cook County
» Kedzie Avenue at 139th Street, Robbins, Cook County
» Nerge Road at Plum Grove Road, Roselle, Cook County
