Liberty Street from Crane Avenue to County Line RD

The City of Aurora is currently conducting an engineering study for roadway improvements on Liberty Street from Crane Avenue to County Line Road.  

Study Background

The City has attained federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds for improvements to Liberty Street. To qualify for federal funding, the City is preparing a study in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in accordance with Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Bureau of Local Roads & Streets (BLRS) policies and procedures.  

Purpose of Project

The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate the existing roadway, evaluate the widening of the roadway, and provide connectivity of pedestrian accommodations through the length of the project. 

The project is needed because of the existing poor pavement condition, inadequate pavement width turning movements for the City of Aurora's new Public Works facility, and lack of continuous existing pedestrian accommodations. 

Proposed Improvements

The proposed improvement consists of resurfacing Liberty Street from Crane Avenue to Sartor Lane and widening and reconstructing Liberty Street from 2-lanes to 3-lanes from Sartor Lane to County Line Road. The 3-lanes will include one through lane in each direction and a center two-way left-turn lane. Sidewalk connectivity is also a part of the proposed improvements with sidewalk proposed on the north side of Liberty Street from Crane Avenue to Sartor Lane and on both sides of Liberty Street from Sartor Lane to County Line Road. 

The City of Aurora's new Public Works facility on the south side of Liberty Street is anticipated to finish construction in 2025, and the existing 2-lane Liberty Street is not compatible with the needs of the new public works facility. The proposed 3-lane section between Sartor Lane and County Line Road will provide protected left turn movements for vehicles entering the new Public Works facility, as well as for vehicles entering the existing Dukane Precast property, improving the operation of Liberty Street. 

Schedule

The project is scheduled to begin construction in Spring 2026, pending completion of Phase II Engineering and acquisition of the right-of-way necessary to construct the improvements. 

Public Information Meeting

An open house public information meeting was held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at City Hall (44 E Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60505) in the 5th Floor Conference Room. The purpose of the public information meeting was to present the purpose and need for the project, the proposed improvements, the anticipated schedule and next steps, anticipated property impacts, and to solicit input from the public. (Links to PIM Exhibits) We encourage comments throughout the course of the study. Questions or comments that were received by June 19, 2024 were added to the public meeting record.

• Public Information Meeting Exhibit Boards(PDF, 5MB)
• Public Information Meeting Exhibit Plan(PDF, 4MB)