Did you see this morning's paper? And the short article about temporary closing of Rakow Road for erection of a bicycle bridge?
Don't you just have to wonder how that decision got made and how much of the $26,600,000 road-widening project is going for the "bridge"?
The Northwest Herald was kind enough to omit whose traffic project this is. Is a McHenry County project? Crystal Lake? IDOT? The consulting firm TRANS/LAND had its hand in the pork barrel, but they didn't make the decision. Who did?
A bicycle bridge? Give me a break! Whatever happened to bicyclists following the rules of the road, crossing at corners, watching for traffic? What is that "bridge" going to cost per bicyclist?
This is what happens when "real people" abscond in their personal responsibilities and stop attending public meetings, whether they are municipal, county, state or at what level. And when the press fails to inform the public adequately in advance of agendas, whether Agendas for meetings or agendas of public departments.
A bicycle bridge? What a waste!
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3 months ago
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I have to say that this bridge has been mentioned in every project description I can remember reading on the Rakow Rd project. It's a McHenry County Conservation DepRtment project.
I found this from 2010:
http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/departments/countyboard/MtgDocs/201006/061610trans/061610trans6.pdf
I have to say that I'm very glad there will be a bridge there. The traffic is very heavy all the time, to the point that I'm afraid to walk or ride my bike on the existing path/roadway.
There are a lot of people that use the path, including families with children. It seems like it will be a whole lot safer now that people will have a bridge to use over the extremely busy road!
Well, same could be said about a major renovation to the Nippersink Canoe Base northwest of Fox Lake... was it a "waste" of money? Are there tens of thousands of canoeers using it? Doubtful.
That intersection at Rakow would be a blood-bath if no skyway to walk or bike over it. Its a refab so it shouldnt have cost that much... but allot more than a case of Colt 45 Malt Liquor! DOH!
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