Kedzie Avenue Corridor Study

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The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) is committed to ensuring that those who live and work in the County are part of our planning process. Bookmark this page or join the mailing list to stay up to date on the Kedzie Avenue Corridor Study.

COOK COUNTY WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU – PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO KEDZIE AVENUE

Kedzie Avenue Public Information Open House

Date:                                  
January 29, 2025

Time:                                  
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Location:                          
Irwin Community Center
18120 Highland Avenue
Homewood, IL 60430

This meeting will feature opportunities to learn about the upcoming improvements directly from the project team. If you have questions about the open house or would like to submit comments or questions about the project, please contact the project team at improvekedzieave@gmail.com. 

For media inquiries, please contact:
Natalia Derevyanny, Natalia.Derevyanny@cookcountyil.gov and Maria Phelan, Maria.Phelan@cookcountyil.gov

Public information open house materials will be posted and available to view on this webpage on January 30, 2025.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

DoTH is proposing improvements to Kedzie Avenue between Vollmer Road and 159th Street. This 5-mile corridor is located within the Villages of Olympia Fields, Flossmoor, Homewood, Hazel Crest, and the City of Markham. Kedzie Avenue provides access to vital institutions and recreational facilities including Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Homewood-Flossmoor Ice Arena and the Coyote Run Golf Course and Restaurant. 

The proposed improvements include reconstructing the roadway pavement, modifying the roadway geometry to improve safety and reduce vehicular speeds, providing drainage improvements and adding dedicated spaces for pedestrians and bicyclists to use along the corridor. These improvements aim to address the safety, mobility and drainage issues the community is currently experiencing on Kedzie Avenue.

KEY COUNTY GOALS FROM THE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

  • Maintain and modernize what already exists
  • Promote equal access to opportunities
  • Prioritize transit and other transportation alternatives

PROJECT TIMELINE

The preliminary engineering phase of this project is nearing completion and DoTH is seeking community feedback. During this phase, the project team developed several design alternatives and conducted environmental and engineering studies to determine the preferred alternative.

Both agency and community input will be considered throughout this phase. After the final design of the preferred alternative, the next phase of the project begins with preparation of construction documents.