Will County Board to Hold Meeting on 95th Street Extension

Submitted by the Will County Board

Will County Board members Chuck Maher (R-Naperville) and Suzanne Hart (R-Naperville) have called for local officials to hold a public meeting to discuss the status of a transportation project that will link Bolingbrook and Naperville by extending 95th Street south over the DuPage River.  The board has scheduled the meeting for 7 p.m. on April 30 at the in Naperville.

“This is a significant project that has been discussed and planned for over 20 years,” said Maher.  “The county and municipalities have been regularly updating residents and holding meetings for some time.  The upcoming meeting in April will continue our practice of transparency and good government by keeping our residents informed and educated on the project.”

The April 30 meeting represents the eighth public informational meeting the county has held with local residents since June 2008 to discuss the project.  The 1.6 mile will provide a needed east-west corridor along the county’s highway network while increasing safety and mobility for the growing area.  Currently, east-west traffic on Boughton Road and 95th Street has to travel on Plainfield-Naperville Road, a north-south roadway, to cross the DuPage River.  This results in Plainfield-Naperville Road operating as both a north-south and an east-west arterial between Boughton Road and 95th Street.

Estimates forecast the extension will reduce cumulative travel distance by 5.6 million miles per year and save nearly 250,000 gallons of gasoline.  Without the extension, the section of Plainfield-Naperville Road between 95th Street and Boughton Road would soon face over capacity issues with 32,000 to 35,000 vehicles traveling the route per day.

“We are inviting all the major stakeholders to attend the meeting on April 30th to provide a comprehensive and thorough update on the 95th Street project,” said Hart.  “The county has worked closely with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of Naperville, and the Village of Bolingbrook to make sure the project has a positive impact on travel times and operation costs for drivers as well as reduces congestion, air and noise pollution, and gasoline consumption.”