On-Call Surveying

Kane County Division of Transportation

OBJECTIVE

HLR conducts various land surveying activities for Kane County on an as-needed basis.  Surveys include services such as preparing Plats of Highways, staking right-of-way, and route surveys. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Some of the projects include:

Seavey Road Maintenance Facility:

• Conducted a boundary survey of the 29-acre maintenance facility in Blackberry Township.
• The survey was required for the installation of a chain-link fence around the perimeter.
• Re-established a section corner and set five corners of the boundary during the survey.
• Prepared a Plat of Survey for recording to show the location of the new fence.

IL 47 at Burlington Road:

• Performed an existing right-of-way survey and prepared Plats of Highways and legal descriptions for the proposed roundabout at the intersection.
• Located property lines and necessary section corners to establish right-of-way from all four quadrants.

Kirk Road at Stadium Street:

• Conducted a route survey of Kirk Road from Foxfield Road to Fox Chase Drive in St. Charles.
• The survey was necessary for the widening and resurfacing of Stadium Street.
• Provided cross sections, located right-of-way and easements, and supplied the digital terrain model with contours for the County's design use.

Burlington Road Spillway Monitoring:

• In accordance with a commitment to the landowner, the County agreed to monitor the concrete spillway at Burlington Road and Corron Road during construction.
• Inspected the spillway and recorded its condition before construction.
• Installed monitoring targets at six locations on the spillway.
• Conducted weekly monitoring of the targeted locations throughout construction to observe any horizontal or vertical movement in the structure.

Fabyan Parkway at IL 31:

• Performed an existing right-of-way survey and prepared Plats of Highways and legal descriptions for a land exchange between the County of Kane and the Kane County Forest Preserve District.

Longmeadow Parkway:

• Conducted various surveying tasks, including supplemental route surveys and right-of-way plats necessary for the acquisition of the Longmeadow corridor.
• Completed Plats of Highways for the IL 31 intersection and the IL 62 intersection with Longmeadow.