Stearns Road

Kane County Division of Transportation

The Stearns Road project included the design of a new 5-lane concrete roadway on a new alignment as part of Kane County’s Stearns Road Bridge Corridor project. Civiltech completed Contract 5, which was the westernmost segment of the overall corridor. Project limits were from McLean Boulevard to Randall Road. The project required close coordination with the County and its other subconsultants, as well as the IDOT Bureau of Local Roads and Streets and the City of South Elgin.

Civiltech was selected to provide construction engineering on this project as well by Kane County. Our construction engineering team is providing full inspection and documentation for this IDOT Let, Federally funded project as detailed by Kane County and IDOT specifications.

Over 400,000 cubic yards of earthwork was required to construct the new roadway, and a 1,000 foot long MSE retaining wall was designed, varying in height from 3 to 20 feet. Grade changes of as much as 30 feet were required to meet the new roadway profile. Drainage and stormwater detention was designed in accordance with the Kane County Stormwater Ordinance and required coordination with adjacent contracts. A new traffic signal was also designed at the intersection of new Stearns Road and Randall Road.

Due to the substantial amount of earthwork and proximity to the Fox River sediment control was a major concern. Our resident engineer and crew worked closely with various agency representatives especially the Kane - DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District. Multiple erosion control systems were placed to continuously update and augment the erosion prevention plan. Even with inheriting erosion issues from the quarry that the new alignment passed through, the proper use of temporary seed, rock checks, sod lined ditch bottoms and clean rip rap to name a few control measures resulted in a dramatic success keeping soil in its place over the 42 acre site.

Civiltech also completed appraisal services as part of the acquisition needed for the project. The project engineers worked closely with the land acquisition team, in order to estimate costs and assess impacts to properties associated with the acquisitions.

Funding

Federal, State and Local

Status 

Anticipated Completion in 2010

Scope of Services

• Roadway and Highway Design
• Preparation of Contract Plans, Specifications & Estimates
• Drainage Design
• Traffic Signal Design
• Retaining Walls
• Interagency Coordination
• Right-of-Way Acquisition
• Construction Inspection
• Interagency Coordination & Public Involvement
• Construction Layout
• Construction Documentation