The Tinley Park Village Board voted Tuesday to spend $49,164 on design and construction of traffic calming work on 167th Street Tuesday after neighbors repeatedly complained about speeding vehicles and crashes on the street.
Plans call for a chicane, which typically consists of raised concrete curves extending out into the street from the curb and requiring drivers to slow down and navigate the street, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation website.
Tinley Park officials said they worked with residents and Frankfort-based Robinson Engineering, a firm that contributed to
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the village’s Harmony Square Plaza, to develop the plans. The firm will receive the funds and oversee the project construction and design.Of the funds, $24,628 will be spent on design engineering and $24,536 will be spent on construction, officials said.
Residents first raised concern at a September board meeting but said the issue dated back decades. Donna LePinske, one of the neighbors who asked the village for help, said the issue only grew worse in the years since her house was hit nearly 40 years ago.
In 2025, she said a car took out her mailbox and another car ended up flipped in her neighbor Angelica Habas’ yard. Another crash in 2020 caused a fire that destroyed a neighbor’s house.
The village said in its chicane proposal that 167th Street near 76th Avenue has had multiple car crashes into houses at the curve between 76th Avenue and Siemsen Meadows and Centennial Parks since the road was constructed
connecting 80th and Harlem Avenues.
Tinley Park police have also indicated 167th Street is an area with significant speeding problems for many years, according to the meeting agenda.
The village stated the road’s curb to curb width of 44 feet invites faster vehicle travel than the posted limit when cars are not parked on both sides of the street.
A section of 167th consists of a parking lane, bike lane and one car travel
lane in both directions and a speed limit of 25 mph, according to the village.
Bids will be sought for the work once design is completed, officials said.
Tinley Park officials said in December 2025 they conducted a traffic study, which resulted in several solutions that included adding a raised surface to the road. Police also conducted dozens of targeted safety missions, resulting in a 43% increase in traffic stops, on the road last fall.