Title
Joint resolution adopting the 2026-2031 Transportation Improvement Program as the official transportation program for the Lake County Division of Transportation.
Staff Summary
* Illinois Road and Bridge Laws (605 ILCS 5/5-301) require County Engineers of the State of Illinois to annually prepare an updated five-year Transportation Improvement Program.
* The five-year Transportation Improvement Program is a planning document that serves, in part, as the implementation plan of Lake County's Long-Range Transportation Plan and is intended to guide near-term improvements and maintenance.
* The County Engineer and Division of Transportation staff have prepared the 2026-2031 Transportation Improvement Program, and the County Engineer presented the program to the Public Works and Transportation Committee on June 3, 2026.
* The 2026-2031 Transportation Improvement Program aligns with the County Board Strategic Plan adopted in September 2023, including the Strategic Goal: Adaptive Infrastructure.
* The 2026-2031 Transportation Improvement Program is fiscally constrained based on the expected revenue over the five-year planning horizon.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, to provide for a comprehensive and coordinated system of transportation improvements and maintenance, it is necessary to undertake a multi-year approach to the planning and implementation these projects; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with 605 ILCS 5/5-301, the County Engineers of the State of Illinois are required to annually prepare an updated five-year Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Improvement Program is a planning document intended to guide near-term improvements and maintenance and is subject to modification; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2014, the Lake County Board adopted the Year 2040 Transportation Plan as its long-range transportation plan; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the Lake County 2040 Transportation Plan is accomplished, in part, through the adoption and e...
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