The Village of Mount Prospect is committed to developing and implementing improvements that provide significant enhancements to the transportation network to benefit motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, schools, nearby public buildings, and our residents. Key components of the Mount Prospect Strategic Plan are to invest in our roadway infrastructure and implement our Complete Streets Policy.
Schoenbeck Road, from Rand Road to Camp McDonald Road, is a Village-owned collector street in need of improvement. The pavement is in poor condition and there is no sidewalk on either side of Schoenbeck Road. The project improvements include removing the entire existing pavement from curb to curb, as well as the removal of poor subbase areas and deteriorated curb and gutter. New stone subbase will be installed as needed, intermittent curb replacement will occur, and drainage improvements will be installed prior to pavement replacement with 5½” asphalt in multiple layers. There are no planned widening or geometric changes to Schoenbeck Road. The project also includes a new 5’ wide sidewalk on the west side of Schoenbeck Road, as well as crosswalk and pedestrian signals across Schoenbeck Road at Rand Road, and crosswalks and pedestrian signals across the south & east legs at Schoenbeck Road and Camp McDonald Road.
The Village applied for and received federal funds via a Surface Transportation Program (STP) grant that will pay up to 75% of construction and construction engineering costs. The Village has coordinated with the following stakeholders that abut the project limits: Village residents and businesses, Illinois Department of Transportation, Cook County Department of Transportation & Highways, City of Prospect Heights, and private utility companies.
