Site work for a road / highway in Wilmette, Illinois. Design plans call for site work for a road / highway.

This is a request for the completion of the Edens Pollinator Corridor, which will convert large areas of underutilized land along the Edens Expressway into dedicated pollinator habitat. The Corridor is a multi-year project encompassing seven sites adjacent to the Edens Expressway, totaling approximately 5.63 acres. Restoration of these ecologically barren sites will increase biodiversity through the installation of native grasses and forbs that are necessary to support pollinators. These deep-rooted natives filter stormwater runoff and improve water quality while recharging the groundwater and building healthy soil. Furthermore, the Edens Pollinator Corridor supports climate resiliency through improved land management and will serve as a model for the restoration of other similar sites along other highways. Recognizing our responsibility to maximize the benefits of all public open space, Wilmette broke ground on the Edens Pollinator Corridor in 2019 with the installation of a native pollinator meadow at the southwest intersection of Lake & Laramie, shown above. In 2021, the Corridor was expanded south when a vacant land parcel prone to flooding at the corner of Glenview and Hibbard Roads was converted to an underground bioretention cell and planted with Swamp Milkweed and other deep rooted prairie plants. For the next phase of the Edens Pollinator Corridor, the Village has contracted Indigo Ecological Design to design the restoration of two underutilized land parcels located at the western entrance to the Village along the Glenview Road corridor. This project is included in the city’s 2024-2033 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). As of March 7, 2024, a design team has been identified. The project is currently out to bid under the title “Glenview & Long Prairie Construction and Maintenance". Construction is tentatively scheduled for Summer 2024. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.