The Illinois Tollway is installing a sound wall on the south side of I-55 between Lemont Rd. and Woodward Ave. (unincorporated area). However, there are no plans for a sound wall on the north side of I-55 from Lemont Rd. to Woodward Ave (1.1 miles) in Woodridge.
08-02-07 - Click here for minutes from a Village Board workshop.
05-25-07 - Click here for an update from the Village.
05-18-07 - Click here for an update from the Village.
04-02-07 - Click here for a letter from the Illinois Tollway regarding the sound wall.
03-01-07 - Click here for public comments from tonight's Board meeting; click here for the letter from the Village to the Tollway outlining the terms of a deal for the soundwall.
02-12-07 - IDOT would accept a wood soundwall but the maintenance would be the responsibility of the Village. The cost of a concrete wall is $2.5 million.
12-20-06 - Click here for a letter to Congresswoman Judy Biggert asking for federal assistance in funding the sound wall.
11-16-06 - The Woodridge Village Board held a workshop on options for funding the sound wall. Click here for a memorandum; click here for the minutes of the meeting.
UPDATE: Village staff is moving forward to have engineering plans prepared to put out to bid; and to secure funding from the Tollway, Gallagher & Henry, and the federal government.
10-19-06 - Click here for comments / concerns raised by a resident at a Village Board meeting.
06-29-06 - Click here for the public comment from tonight's Village Board Meeting
6-12-06 - I met with officials from the Illinois Tollway, Illinois Department of Transportation, Congresswoman Judy Biggert's office, State Senator Christine Radogno's office, and with State Representative Jim Durkin to discuss the soundwall for I-55.
UPDATE: The tollway is funding initial engineering plans for the soundwall.
03-16-06 - Click here for the Public Comment during tonight's Village Board Meeting; click here for the presentation by a resident.
02-16-06 - The Woodridge Village Board held a workshop on the possibility of a sound wall. Click here for materials, click here for the minutes of the workshop.
UPDATE: Engineering studies show minimal benefit beyond 500 feet of the sound wall. There are 40 homes within 500 feet of I-55. IDOT will pay up to $24,000 per affected home.
05-05-05 - Click here for a letter from the Village of Woodridge to the Illinois Tollway attempting to secure tollway funds for the sound wall.
04-30-03 - I could not participate in the annual "Drive to Springfield" where our village officials go to Springfield to discuss topics pertaining to Woodridge with our legislators. However, I asked Mayor Murphy to bring up the construction of a sound wall. Click here for my letter to our legislators in advance of the visit.
03-27-00 - I spoke with Sen. Kirk Dillard and he is going to put funding for the sound wall into the pipeline for the Spring 2000 budget session. The cost for a sound barrier is approximately $1 million a mile. Click here for my letter.
UPDATE: Funding was never allocated to the sound wall.
09-27-99 - I sent a request to State Senator Kirk Dillard to see if he could find money to fund the construction of a sound wall. Click here for my letter.
11-05-97 - Click here for a letter from IDOT regarding the lack of plans for a sound wall.
10-22-97 - Click here for a response from Woodridge Public Works Director Phil Modaff.
09-17-97 - I wrote to the Village of Woodridge about the possibility of a sound wall for I-55. Click here for my letter.
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