Title
Joint resolution adopting the 2024-2029 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 scheduling component of the Lake County 2040 Transportation Plan and is intended as a guide for future improvement and maintenance.
* The County Engineer and Division of Transportation staff have prepared the 2024-2029 Transportation Improvement Program and the County Engineer presented the program to the Public Works and Transportation Committee on June 5, 2024.
* The 2024-2029 Transportation Improvement Program aligns with the County Board Strategic Plan adopted in September 2023, including the Strategic Goal: Adaptive Infrastructure.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in order 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 of said improvements and maintenance; 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, said Transportation Improvement Program is a planning document and is therefore intended as a guide for future improvement 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 implementation of the 2024-2029 Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the County Engineer and Division...
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