A key component of the Mount Prospect Strategic Plan established by the Village Board of Trustees is to improve the Village’s residential street light system. Each year, the Village evaluates residential streets to determine a location that will benefit from having streetlights. As part of this project, streetlights will be installed on Burning Bush Lane between Camp McDonald Road and Euclid Avenue. The streetlights will be silver aluminum poles with LED luminaires, like the ones installed on Seminole Lane. They will typically be installed at intersections and spaced approximately every 300’. Old ComEd lights on wood poles that currently exist along the project route will be removed at the end of the project. At this time, it has not been determined exactly where the streetlights will be located. The construction plans will be added to this web page upon completion.
Burning Bush Lane was chosen for this year’s project based on a few factors Indian Grove Elementary School and Burning Bush Trails Park generate a lot of pedestrian activity along the street. In addition, Burning Bush Lane is classified as a collector street, a neighborhood street with more traffic than other local streets. Finally, schools often experience traffic congestion during the morning and afternoon and occasionally at evening events. These factors make the street the preferred choice for this year’s street light project.
