Palatine Approves Sidewalks For Rand Road

Palatine is adding sidewalks in the Rand Road corridor to complete and fill any gaps.

The Village Council approved a bid of $116,256 from Kings Point of Bensenville for the project. Palatine will be putting in about 9,856 square feet of 5 inch sidewalk on the Rand Road corridor between Route 53 and Hicks Road.

Village Manager Reid Ottesen said this project should fill all of the sidewalk gaps in that area.

"I would like to thank staff for keeping after this for so many years," said District 4 Council member Greg Solberg. "It's a one piece at a time, as this thing finishes the program. It certainly makes for a much safer way for so many people to get around their neighborhood and in the shopping districts."

The work also includes 200 feet of curb and gutter removal and replacement, 318 feet of storm sewer, as well as other restoration.

The village wil use some funds from the Rand Road tax increment financing (TIF) district for the project and there is about $60,000 that was rolled over from the 2010 sidewalk extension program.