State: ILLINOIS

Agency: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - DISTRICT 4

Project and/or Route Name: ILL. 116, PEORIA COUNTY

Dates: 1989 - 1993

Rural and/or Urban: Mostly Rural; 0.8 Miles Urban (Curb, Gutter, Storm Sewer, Sidewalk)

Length: 12.5 MILES

Type of Improvement: WIDEN AND RESURFACE TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, PROJECT REPORT

Firm's Project Manager: MICHAEL G. BRUCE, P.E., L.S., VICE PRESIDENT, FIRM PRINCIPAL

Firm's Project Engineer: MAURICE L. JORDAN, P.E., PROJECT DESIGN ENGINEER

Project Description: The project consisted of the preparation of a Project Report for the addition of shoulders to Ill. 116 from McClugage Wye to Ill. 78. The report included analyses of horizontal and vertical curvature, superelevation rates, urban sidewalks and storm sewers. A Hydraulic Study for a bridge replacement, Intersection Design Studies including capacity analyses at McClugage Wye and Ill. 78 (both unsignalized) and at Maxwell Road (signalized), were required as well as accident analyses, culvert extensions, cost estimates, preparation of report and meeting exhibits and coordinating a public meeting. Adding shoulders to a 24-foot pavement required new ditches and extra right-of-way along the length of the project. In Hanna City, curb and gutter was used outside the paved shoulder which was extended uniformly through the town. In Trivoli, due to the flat terrain and close houses, special ditches were used. Cross roads were checked for possible grade improvements. A retaining wall was required in Hanna City for one block and another adjacent to the Trivoli Cemetery. The McClugage Wye was re-designed to a Tee intersection. Two intersections had left turn lanes added, requiring pavement widening details, and temporary weigh station pavement was added near the west end of the project. There were 395 Right-of-Way Plats required for the project.

The Consultant was responsible for:

1. Preparation of a Project Report and holding a Public Meeting.

2. Field surveys, including DBE ROW surveys.

3. All necessary office work to provide grade, drain, surfacing plans and special provisions for construction of the project.

4. Maintenance of traffic plans.

5. Preparation of drainage calculations and compiling drainage folders for the project.

6. Structural design of a double-box culvert, retaining walls, box culvert extensions.

7. Acquisition of Title Commitments for property ownership.

8. Right-of-way plans, including preparation of descriptions and plats for each parcel and each easement (395 total plats).

The Department was responsible for:

1. Geotechnical Investigations.

2. Aerial Mosaics.

3. Tree replacement plans.

4. Pavement design.

5. Environmental and Hazardous Mailbox Studies.