Lines of orange traffic control barrels were placed along a portion of 183rd Street in Homewood from just east of Riegel Road to east of Aberdeen Street to test the effects of reducing the street from four traffic lanes to two. The village plans to monitor traffic patterns and congestion[Read More…]
Tag: 183rd Street
Homewood officials to present first phase of 183rd Street improvement plan
Village staff will present to the Homewood Board of Trustees an initial plan for addressing safety issues on 183rd Street at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, March 22. The plan is the next step in a process started when the village commissioned a traffic study last year that included an[Read More…]
Traffic study focuses on 183rd Street safety issues
A graphic from the 183rd Street Traffic Study conducted by Burns and McDonnell shows the number of crashes at points along the street. Click on the image for a larger version. A study examining 183rd Street traffic patterns and ways to address safety concerns of Homewood trustees and residents was[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider contract for 183rd Street traffic study
Traffic safety on 183rd Street in Homewood has been a high priority for residents and village officials after a fatal accident last summer, and on Tuesday trustees will have an opportunity to take another step toward improving the situation. On the board’s agenda for its 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday, Feb.[Read More…]
Charges filed in fatal crash on 183rd Street last year
Charges were filed Friday against the 21-year-old driver of a Porsche that was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of an Indiana man last summer, according to a Homewood Police statement. Lindsey Anderson, of Homewood, was charged with aggravated DUI involving death, reckless homicide, aggravated unlawful use[Read More…]
Letter: 183rd Street needs to be reconceived, redesigned
There is an immediacy to the public’s demand for a traffic light at 183rd Street and Center Avenue in response to the tragic crash on July 22 that must be addressed. As the H-F Chronicle reported, the Village of Homewood has begun that work. Helping drivers, walkers and cyclists negotiate this tricky[Read More…]
Homewood implements safety measures at 183rd and Center
Homewood announces safety measures on 183rd Street
As a result of several recent crashes at the intersection of 183rd Street and Center Avenue, Homewood staff is implementing new measures to improve the safety of the intersection. Starting on Friday, Aug. 7, public works crews will install flexible posts on the centerline of 183rd Street at Center Avenue[Read More…]
Homewood residents look to village for solutions to dangerous intersection
A series of “slow down” signs are in lawns along the 1400 block of 183rd Street in Homewood on Saturday, July 25. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Homewood woman seeks action on dangerous intersection
On Friday, Aug. 19, a motorcyclist was injured in a traffic accident near 183rd Street and Gottschalk Avenue. It was the most recent accident at or near the intersection that has been the scene of a number of injury accidents in recent years, and it prompted a Homewood woman to[Read More…]
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