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Yorkville police launch speeding study in Grande Reserve neighborhood · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Yorkville police launch speeding study in Grande Reserve neighborhood. This
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  Everlet. After receiving a number of complaints from residents over speeding within
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  the Grande Route Reserve subdivision, the Yorkville Police Department announced it is
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  launching a multi-week traffic study. The department’s said it is collecting traffic
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  speed data throughout the subdivision streets that will be used to develop
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  a possible heightened enforcement plan. The study will analyze traffic patterns, areas
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  of great concern, and the best locations to focus the department's resources.
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  We appreciate residents bringing these concerns to our attention and helping us
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  identify areas where additional attention may be needed, the department posted. Once
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  the data has been collected and reviewed, we will use the findings
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  to help guidelise our response and determine That steps may be appropriate
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  to address the concerns identified. The subdivision's growing population has been a
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  focus for The
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  city, as the area's roadways see increased traffic. The city is currently
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  planning an expansion of Kennedy Road along the Blackberry Oaks Golf Course.
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  That project has led to debates regarding efforts to save as many
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  two zero zero year old oak trees In the construction zone as
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  possible. The project involves widening the pavement and adding turn lanes to
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  improve the
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  intersection at Freedom Trail. Construction on the project is expected to start
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  in the summer of 2027 and was originally estimated to cost about
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  1 million. The growth in the subdivision is only going to increase.
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  In July, The city council approved a final plat for 154 new
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  town homes on 20-acre site in the subdivision. While the city acknowledged
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  that the plans have angered some residents concerned with housing and traffic
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  density, the city said the build out was approved many years ago.
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  The Grande Reserve subdivision is divided into several different neighborhoods. Several property
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  units within the subdivision are eyed for possible future residential development. The
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  Yorkville School District 115 recently built a temporary outdoor classroom structure to
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  house overflow students at Ground Reserve Elementary School and two other area
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  schools. In total, the three structures cost 3.9 million.