Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement for the obligation of $226,135 in federal highway funds allocated to Lake County for the improvement at the intersection of Butterfield Road at IL Rte 60 and the CNRR and designated as Section 04-00137-00-RR, or other Lake County federal projects.
Staff Summary
· Butterfield Road and IL Rte 60 and the CNRR: IDOT Agreement.
· The County has been allocated federal funds for work on Butterfield Road at IL Rte 60 and the CNRR, and IDOT administers all federal highway funds.
· This agreement provides for the County to receive up to 80% reimbursement for the costs of Phase I preliminary engineering by obligating the funds.
· This agreement will give the County up to one year to initiate engineering for the improvement of Butterfield Road at IL Rte 60 and the CNRR or have the funds reallocated to a different project.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Butterfield Road, County Highway 57, is a designated route on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, for the free flow of traffic on Butterfield Road at IL Rte 60 and the Canadian National Railroad, CNRR, is beneficial to the safety and welfare of the State of Illinois and the county as a whole; and
WHEREAS, federal funds totaling $226,135, and requiring a 20 percent local share of the total cost, were granted to Lake County in 2008 for the improvement of Butterfield Road at IL Rte 60 and the CNRR; and
WHEREAS, said federal funds will lapse after September 30, 2011, if not authorized and/or if not obligated by contract by September 30, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County believe it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the motoring public if Butterfield Road at IL Rte 60 and the CNRR could be improved; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County are desirous of entering into an agreement to utilize federal highway funds for the improvement of Butterfield Road at IL Rte 60 and the CNRR setting forth the term...
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