Patch Poll: Should Lake Cook Construction Be 24/7?
Elected officials want a speedy effort. What do you think? Vote in our poll below.
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When the Lake Cook Road construction project resumes next year, Mayor Harriet Rosenthal and Northbrook Village President Sandra Frum want the contractor to work around the clock to speed completion.
Cook County Highway Superintendent John Yonan has said he will try to accommodate the leaders’ wishes to move the effort along with dispatch but is concerned with the noise level when people are trying to sleep.
The bulk of the work will be between Waukegan and Deerspring Roads, primarily a commercial area.
The latest unscientific Patch Poll will measure readers’ willingness to have the work continue 24 hours a day until it is done.
When the latest plans were first announced, one reader, Barry, was thrilled with the idea. He sees only good coming out of an accelerated project.
“Finally, after years, someone gets it,” Barry wrote. “The money is there, so why not go the extra shifts. The only downside? None. More jobs, faster relief from congestion, lower local shipping costs.”
While not opposing the idea, reader William Brown expresses caution fearing, like Yonan, extra shifts may be possible but not all the time.
“There are considerations on projects that go well beyond expecting two shifts to be a cost savings,” Brown writes citing logistics and availability of skilled workers. “I know it won't work all the time. Working in the field is different than a factory.”
Paul
6:56 am on Monday, April 30, 2012
Have 2 shifts and adjust so excessive noise is done during the day
Michael
7:10 am on Monday, April 30, 2012
I'm in favor of 2 or even 3 shifts, but I still have a question as to how long the project will last if sped up vs 1 shift? Give us the facts to make a better judgment on what we think is best.
barry
7:48 am on Monday, April 30, 2012
....certainly close proximity to residential areas where noise cosideratilns are concerned are not suggested. Guidelines must be considered and drawn up. The railroad industry would be a good place to start inxwhich to look for a model and template as to scheduling and planning projects as railroads work 24/7 on major construction to main line tracks and always have. Mainline track and roadbed are the lifeblood of a railroad just as main arteries are to so many community's commerce such as ours.
Marshall
8:43 am on Monday, April 30, 2012
Cook County promised 7 day a week project work the last go-round. Translated that means 2 guys working on Saturday and Sunday cleaning up or rearranging the barriers.
Marshall
David Greenberg
1:50 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
KNOCK IT OUT. Get it done already. Unless there's some valid reason WHY extra shifts can't be used (such as waiting for concrete to dry and set), there's no excuse. Handle it, stop playing and wasting everyone's time, money, and patience with these never-ending road projects. Especially those on main arteries.
J. Geoff Rove
7:10 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
So can anyone educate us 630'ers heading to Ravinia which E/W roads are the best pick this summer.
Steve Sadin
7:19 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mr. Rove, you have a great idea. Check Patch before you come to Ravinia and we will try to see what we can do about traffic alerts.