Board Recommends Design For 95th Street, Book Road Improvement

NAPERVILLE, IL -- The City of Naperville is one step closer to moving forward with improvements to 95th Street and Book Road, an area that sees roughly 20 crashes each year. At a recent Transportation Advisory Board Meeting, officials moved to recommend a preferred design alternative that aims to help improve safety, reduce traffic, and refresh the aesthetics of the intersection.

After studying the need for improvements at 95th Street and Book Road, Naperville officials found that the annual number of crashes at the intersection is roughly three times the national average. They also studied traffic patterns and found heavy congestion during morning commutes, after school hours, and peak evening hours that leads to blockages along Book Road.

Transportation officials predict that without improvements the blockages would increase into 2040, with additional traffic blockages developing at the YMCA entrance and at the entrance to Church and Commercial.

The preferred design alternative was chosen after several design alternatives were presented at meetings for public review throughout 2018 and 2019. Those in favor of the design felt largely that it was the best option for improving safety, reducing traffic, and accommodating projected traffic in the future.

According to city documents, the chosen design alternative was preferred by 70 percent of people at a meeting in Sept. 2018.

The recommended design, which will add right turn lanes at each part of the intersection, in addition to through lanes on Book Road, is anticipated to begin in 2021. Members of the public are still invited to submit comment by emailing dunnek@naperville.il.us.