Title
Resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding with Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Transportation related to the ownership, maintenance, and inspection responsibilities of the State Line Road/Kenosha County Highway WG bridge over the Dutch Gap Canal.
Staff Summary
• The State Line Road/Kenosha County Highway WG bridge over the Dutch Gap Canal lies on the border of Illinois and Wisconsin.
• This draft memorandum of understanding is required by the Federal Highway Administration for bridges on the state border, and confirms that the ownership, maintenance, and inspection responsibilities are with Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, State Line Road/Kenosha County Highway WG, from west of United States Highway 45 to United States Highway 41, runs along the Illinois and Wisconsin state line and is under the jurisdiction of Kenosha County; and
WHEREAS, there is an existing bridge on this section of State Line Road/Kenosha County Highway WG that carries the road over the Dutch Gap Canal; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration requires a memorandum of understanding that confirms the ownership, maintenance, and inspection responsibilities for bridges on the state border; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, Illinois, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Illinois Department of Transportation are desirous of entering into a memorandum of understanding that confirms that Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are responsible for the ownership, maintenance, and inspection of the State Line Road/Kenosha County Highway WG bridge over the Dutch Gap Canal, a draft copy of which is attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Board Chair and the County Engineer of Lake County are authorized, and are hereby directed to execute this memorandum of understanding, and any amendments, between Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Illinois Department of Transportation stating the responsibilities for ownership, maintenance, and inspection of the State Line Road/Kenosha County Highway WG bridge over the Dutch Gap Canal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer shall transmit the final memorandum of understanding, and any amendments, to be executed by the County Board Chair.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 8, 2026.