2021 - Sunset Trail, Landwehr Road, Floral Drive, Cedar Court Stormwater Project

Special Note - Receive Email Updates About This Project

The Village recognizes that this project will impact a large number of residents living in the immediate area. For that reason, the Notify Me email listserv is available to anyone who is interested in the project can get regular updates on the project as well as information on any detours. If you are interested, please subscribe at this link. Updates will begin when the project commences in summer 2021.

Project Description

This project involves reconstructing storm sewers and paved ditches on Sunset Trail, Landwehr Road, Floral Drive, and Cedar Court to reduce flooding at the intersection of Ridge Drive and Sunset Trail. The existing storm sewer is undersized and back pitched in multiple segments.  The location of the proposed storm sewer will disturb existing sidewalks that will need to be replaced.  

Enabling Resolution

On Tuesday, April 27, the Village Board approved Resolution 2021-68, which awarded the water main improvement work for this project to J. Congdon Sewer Service Inc. of Carol Stream, IL.

Construction Notice

On April 7, 2021, the Village mailed initial construction notices to all potentially impacted properties for this project. A copy of this notice may be found at this link.

Project Contacts

A consultant engineering firm, Atlas Engineering Group, will be providing on site construction observation and management services for the Village. Immediate construction concerns and questions may be directed to the consultant project manager Ken Blaauw at 847-830-3934 or via email at kblaauw@aegroupltd.com. Additionally you may contact the Village’s project manager Aram Beladi, at 847-664-4133.

Project Locations

The project will be limited to Sunset Trail, Landwehr Road, Floral Drive, and Cedar Court Brittany.

Project Updates

December 30, 2021

This project has been substantially completed.

November 18, 2021

Next week, the contractor intends to begin asphalt work.

November 11, 2021

Next week, the Contractor will be grading diches and beginning landscaping restoration work for the project.

October 28, 2021

This week, the contractor graded ditches on Landwehr in preparation for pouring concrete next week.

October 14, 2021

This week, the Contractor completed installation of new storm sewer across Landwehr Road. Next week, the Contractor plans to complete storm sewer installation on Sunset Trail. This work will not impact traffic while it is being completed.

October 11, 2021

Today, the Contractor completed sawcutting across Landwehr Road. On Wednesday, October 13, the Contractor will begin temporary road closures on Landwehr at Sunset, weather permitting. This work may continue into Thursday, October 14. Updates will be posted as they become available.

October 8, 2021

On Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 13,  the Village’s contractor will be completing temporary closures of Landwehr Road at Sunset Trail in order to install new storm sewer across the roadway, weather permitting. This work is being completed as part of the Landwehr/Sunset stormwater project. These closures will last up to 15 minutes at a time with work starting on both days at 6 a.m. and continuing until the scheduled work for the day has concluded. Motorists are encouraged to use alternative routes where possible during this work. 

October 7, 2021

This week, the Contractor resumed landscaping restoration work at the project site. Next week, the Contractor will begin saw cutting across Landwehr Road to begin preparation for the replacement of storm sewer under Landwehr. This work will be brief but result in temporary closures of the roadway to allow the work to progress. More details will be posted once they become available.

September 30, 2021

This week, the Contractor resumed sidewalk installation work on Cedar. Next week, the Contractor will begin storm sewer installation on Landwehr. More details will be announced next week as details become available.

September 23, 2021

Next week, the Village anticipates that the contractor will begin remobilizing crews to complete the remainder of this project. Initial work will include site preparation work on Landwehr Road.  More details will be posted next week once a schedule is available.

September 16, 2021

This week, the necessary permit to continue work on Landwehr Road was received from the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways. Staff anticipates the contractor will resume work in the next week, including site preparation for work on Landwehr Road. More details will be posted next week once a schedule is available.

September 9, 2021

This week, the Village’s contractor completed minor restoration work for the portions of the project that have concluded. At this time, staff is awaiting the approval of a necessary permit from the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways for necessary work on Landwehr Road. Work will resume on this project once that permit has been received.

September 2, 2021

Next week, the contractor will continue restoration work associated for this project.

August 20, 2021

August 6, 2021

During the week of August 9, the contractor intends to continue installing storm sewer on Floral Drive and begin storm sewer installation on Holly Court.  

July 30, 2021

During the week of August 2, the contractor intends to install storm sewer on Cedar Court and Floral Drive.  

July 16, 2021

During the week of July 19, the contractor intends to saw cut pavement and mobilize equipment and materials on Cedar Court and Floral Drive.  

June 18, 2021

The contractor intends to begin exploratory excavations and project layout in preparation for the start of construction.  This work is expected to begin the week of June 21st.

April 7, 2020 - Work Announcement

This project is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2021. More details will be posted as they become available.