Des Plaines streetlight plans at Lee and Forest move forward
Plans to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Lee Street and Forest Avenue in Des Plaines are moving along.
The city council this week approved a letter of concurrence with the Illinois Department of Transportation that would allow the state agency to invoke its "quick-take" condemnation powers, should the city reach an impasse in negotiating with any property owner over right-of-way land acquisition.
City officials say right-of-way will be needed in a narrow strip along Lee Street.
Federal funds will pay for 80 percent of the estimated $2.5 million total cost of the signal. Construction is scheduled for 2017.
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