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SOURCE: City of Geneva
More On the Road Diet
It’s that time of year when people are counting calories and getting on treadmills.
But the city of Geneva has another idea for perhaps unclogging an artery: a “road diet” for IL Route 31 between Geneva and Batavia.
Before Batavia Avenue (Route 31) goes on a “diet,” however, the public is encouraged to weigh in on a proposed lane reconfiguration.
The city of Geneva is considering a plan to reduce the number of traffic lanes from four to two (plus a center turn lane) after the Illinois Department of Transportation resurfaces Route 31 from Elizabeth Place south into Batavia this spring. The potential lane reconfiguration, known as the “road diet,” would start just north of Fabyan Parkway to Elizabeth Place.
Of course, the decision really rests with the state of Illinois’ Department of Transportation, but Geneva officials are hoping that a simple re-striping would be attractive to the state, since there wouldn’t be any additional expense other than the already anticipated resurfacing.
The community was invited to two open houses at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 at the Geneva Public Works Department, 1800 South St.
The Geneva City Council will take resident input at the two open houses into consideration before taking a vote on any possible Route 31 configuration changes.
More details about the IDOT resurfacing project will be announced closer to the tentative project start date in April.
SOURCE: City of Geneva press release
