How big a job is the Rakow Road upgrade project?
A lot of evidence can be seen when traveling along the road—various kinds of piles. However, there are other aspects not as obvious. For one a great deal of effort is involved in replacing, relocating or otherwise improving the underground utilities such as storm sewers, water mains, traffic signal cables, electrical, natural gas, telephone, cable television and fiber optic lines.
As an example, since the Rakow Road project began, the underground contractor has installed 16,660 feet (more than 3 miles) of storm sewer pipe. Imagine this stretched across more than 46 football fields.
The underground work is just a small part of the project. The paving contractors hauled in and placed 33,344 tons of stone for the base of Rakow Road’s new eastbound lanes. That is over 1,660 full truckloads of stone from the local quarries, using local workers to transport, place and compact it.
All this is an inconvenience. However, perhaps we should look toward the end result of driving on a better and less congested road. Additionally, the project also includes the construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over Rakow Road for the McHenry County Conservation District Bike Trail just east of Pyott Road.
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