Located between the rapidly growing western suburbs of Aurora and Naperville, IL, the Route 59 Station is the busiest commuter rail station in Metra's system. Even at 3,000 spaces, the station's parking capacity was insufficient. Therefore, Metra initiated and funded a project to double parking availability at the station.

A new surface lot was constructed on approximately 5 acres on the station's south side. The soils there contained high organic content, and retained moisture. The plans included undercutting a significant portion of the existing subgrade and replacing it with stone. The improvements included a bituminous concrete pavement, curb and gutter, a closed drainage system, lighting and landscaping.

Hanson-Wilson Inc. (HWI) performed field surveys, coordinated with the City of Aurora to meet their building code, and prepared construction documents. HWI also provided plans for grading, paving, erosion control, drainage (storm sewer), pavement marking, landscaping, parking lot lighting and electrical systems.

Because of this project, the station's parking capacity was increased by approximately 125 percent - adding 3,700 new parking spaces. After it was completed, the new lot was turned over to the City of Aurora.