Published Friday October 15 2010 4:58 am. Tags: DO NOT ENTER, NO LEFT TURN, traffic design, traffic violations
Twelve motorists caught on camera: ignore DO NOT ENTER, NO LEFT TURN signs on Northwest Highway. Most motorists agree that it is not convenient to turn in to Mariano’s Fresh Market, CD One Price Cleaners, or Walgreens in the 800 to 900 block of East Northwest Highway if the direction of travel is eastbound Northwest [...]
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Published Monday August 03 2009 4:48 am. Tags: Northwest Community Hospital, roadway design, traffic
The Village of Arlington Heights hired Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. (HLR) to conduct a traffic study following a recommendation from a Village-appointed Ad Hoc Committee that studied Hospital-area traffic issues from September, 2006 through February, 2007. Committee meetings were open to the public and were well attended. Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. (HLR), was [...]
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Posted in Design
Published Tuesday January 08 2008 7:33 am.
Wilke Road access is interrupted by Rand Road (Route 12).
Southern access to Wilke is available by an eastern T-intersection. …
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Published Sunday January 06 2008 2:36 am.
The right shoulder (southeast corner of Rand and Waterman) is in poor
condition. Drivers at this side of Rand Road …
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Published Wednesday January 03 2007 11:04 am.
The new Walgreens at Dryden and Northwest Highway is a great store and a great addition to Arlington Heights. However, …
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Published Tuesday December 19 2006 12:43 pm.
The new Portillo’s Restaurant at 806 West Dundee in Arlington Heights is a fantastic restaurant which appears to run with extreme efficiency and attention to detail. However …
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Published Thursday December 14 2006 7:35 am.
Eastbound Oakton approaching Forrest Avenue narrows, but is a sharp
S-Curve designated by pavement markings necessary approaching the
intersection? Developing …
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Published Sunday December 10 2006 8:37 am.
Dryden and Northwest Highway Intersection is complex with a sharp angle
from eastbound Northwest Highway to northbound Dryden.
Problem 1. The …
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Published Saturday December 09 2006 6:39 pm.
The image above in the upper left corner shows a RIGHT TURN ONLY pavement marking that is an ‘exit only’ that is often disregarded … see more here. Have you ever driven you car and wondered if the sign and/or pavement markings you just saw seemed a little ridiculous … or maybe the design lacked [...]
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