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Originally Posted by aaron38
Palatine did some studies on putting Palatine Rd under the UP NW line in 2004 I believe. At evening rush it can back up a lot when the Metra trains are 5 minutes apart. Arlington Heights might have done something similar for Arlington Heights road.
The results of the Palatine survey were that it wasn't worth the cost and effort, but I don't remember how far off the numbers were.
I'll see if I can dig up the study.
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Thanks. I don't think high costs will be a very big deterrent to many people when weighed against the spectre of... gasp...
moderately-heavy traffic! Remember, we're Barrington - we're used to wasteful spending.
Cary recently (within the last 20 years) built a nice underpass on Cary-Algonquin Road, which is nowhere near as highly-traveled as Northwest Highway, Palatine Road, Arlington Heights Road, Lake-Cook Road, or Highway 59.
Franklin Park also has built a new underpass on Grand Avenue as part of CREATE.
The chances of Barrington building an underpass at Hwy 14/Northwest Hwy are very good, considering the road's tremendous volume of traffic. The other grade crossings, probably not.