Hinsdale To Host First Meeting Opposing The Potential Widening Of I-294

HINSDALE, IL- The Village of Hinsdale is hosting a public meeting on Thursday, March 9, at 7 p.m. to assemble an Ad Hoc Tollway Advisory Committee to the Village in its efforts to oppose the Illinois Tollway Authority’s potential widening of I-294. The meeting will be held at Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Street.

The Tollway Authority is actively considering plans to widen I-294, which was originally constructed in 1958, and last widened in 1992. According to the village website, the village believes this widening would have a negative impact on properties in Hinsdale.

According to a February letter to residents from Village President Tom Cauley, the Tollway Authority will make a final decision on the widening within the next six months.

The purpose of the meeting, according to a release from the village, is to identify those residents who want to take a more active role, lend their expertise and serve the community as part of this new committee constituted to assist the village in its efforts to oppose any potential widening of I-294.

The village also hopes to identify those residents with skills in the area of engineering, communications, public relations and community activism who are willing to share those talents with the village in its mobilization efforts.

For more information, email tollway@villageofhinsdale.org or visit www.villageofhinsdale.org/updateonthetristate.

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