Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Northern Illinois Gas Company (NICOR) to relocate a gas main as part of the intersection improvement of Darrell Road at Dowell Road and Fisher Road, and appropriating $216,000 of the 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
* The intersection of Darrell Road at Dowell Road and Fisher Road will be realigned with the installation of new roundabouts and a multi-use path.
* The County Board, at its August 13, 2024, meeting, awarded a construction contract for these intersection improvements.
* NICOR has a gas main near the intersection of Darrell Road at Dowell Road that must be relocated in advance of the intersection improvement project.
* The gas main is located within a superior easement which causes Lake County to be responsible for the cost of the relocation, estimated to be $180,000.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 13-00107-09-RD.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Darrell Road, County Highway 44, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the free flow of traffic and the safety and welfare of the traveling public, Lake County believes it would be beneficial for the intersection of Darrell Road at Dowell Road and Fisher Road to be improved, inclusive of new roundabouts and a multi-use path; and
WHEREAS, at its August 13, 2024, meeting, the County Board approved a construction contract for these improvements; and
WHEREAS, NICOR has a gas main near the intersection of Darrell Road at Dowell Road that needs to be relocated to accommodate the intersection improvement project; and
WHEREAS, it will be necessary for Lake County to reimburse NICOR for the cost to relocate their gas main, which is estimated to cost $180,000; and
WHEREAS, NICOR and Lake County are desirous of entering into an agreement to provide for the relocation of this natural gas line setting forth the terms and obligations to each age...
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