Deerfield Road Improvement Project Update #21

The Lake County Division of Transportation continues to make progress on the Deerfield Road Reconstruction project. Phase I Engineering was completed in June 2022. Since then, the County and their consultant team have proceeded ahead with detailed design engineering and initiated the land acquisition process. Through the detailed design process, the project team has minimized the impact footprint of the improvement, reducing the number of parcels of property acquisition from 74, which were identified during Phase I Engineering Study, down to 39 parcels of acquisition. The project team has a group of land acquisition consultants who will be reaching out in the coming months to make initial offers to property owners with proposed property acquisition associated with this project. The land acquisition process is anticipated to continue throughout 2023. Construction is anticipated to begin in late 2024 or early 2025, contingent upon project readiness.

For questions on the land acquisition process or about the project, you can submit via the project website at: https://www.deerfieldroadcorridor.com/contact/ or contact consultant project manager, Matt Huffman, at 847-823-0500.

For those that would like to learn about the history of the project, including viewing the Public Hearing materials and final Phase I Engineering reports, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions document, please visit the project website information center: https://www.deerfieldroadcorridor.com/info_center/.

By: Matthew Huffman, P.E. – Senior Project Manager, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.