A pedestrian bridge over Route 53, the expansion of the Woodridge Public Works and Police Department building and improvements to the village’s infrastructure are all part of a five-year capital improvement program that will be presented to the Woodridge village board Thursday night.

All capital items more than $20,000 are noted in the plan, which spans fiscal year 2013 to fiscal year 2017. The projects total $35,274,956; many include considerations of grant funding and partnerships that reduce costs.

Village trustees will give their take on what projects should be prioritized and completed. Two major items of discussion will be the proposed pedestrian bridge over Route 53 and the expansion of the Police Department/Public Works building. Both of these projects have been put on hold due to budget restraints.

The total cost of the pedestrian bridge project is $5.8 million, including contingency funding. The village needs an additional $2 million to complete the pedestrian bridge projects as originally designed. If village trustees give the bridge the go-ahead, construction could begin in summer 2013.

Village staff will present two alternative options:

• An altered bridge design that would reduce costs to $3.5 million to $4 million
• Eliminating the bridge and making path and pedestrian crossing enhancements and gate features on Route 53, which would cost $1.2 million to $1.4 million.

The expansion of the Police Department/Public Works building would cost $17,850,000. The project is currently on hold but space issues remain for both departments, especially in terms of storage for Public Works. Board members will be asked if the village should consider whether to pursue a remodel of the building or seek alternative solutions. 

If the new facility is deemed feasible, construction to build out and remodel the facility could begin in the summer of 2014 and be completed by spring 2015.  

Infrastructure projects 

* Resurfacing Beller Road, Chippingham Road, Compton Road, Eaton Drive, Egerton Drive, Harcourt Drive, Nottingham Road, Paddington Road, Scarsdale Court and Wellington Road. Resurfacing Woodward Drive, patch work on Internationale Parkway, Center Drive Traffic Signal Interconnect project, CDBG Resurfacing Project (Valley View, Forest Glen, Apache and Birchwood). 

** This will allow the village to monitor pipes that convey stormwater. The pipes corrode and deteriorate over time. 

*** Location would be between Memorial park and the Post Office. Post Office is looking to shift more operations to Woodridge and wants more parking. 

Village Hall 

* This would restrict public access to office areas by locking entrance points and make it easier to re-key when a key is lost. 

** A partial window would be installed at the front counters on the first and second floors to protect staff. A door would also be installed in the second floor hallway leading to the Clerk’s Office and Training Room. 

Police 

Woodridge's "natural" aspects 

* This includes planting flowers, irrigation, decorative lighting improvements, mulch and maintenance for Memorial park and the Centennial park corner

Public Works 

* The village currently builds a temporary bay out of blocks each year in the back of the Public Works garage. 

** All police, fire, public works and other service agencies are moving to a new interoperable radio system. This is the radio purchase cost. 

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