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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the State of Illinois/Illinois Department of Transportation, for improvements along Illinois Route 22, from Quentin Road to Illinois 83, granting of a Temporary Construction Easement, appropriating $150,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
* The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be making improvements to widen and reconstruct Illinois Route 22 between Quentin Road (County Highway 5) and Illinois Route 83, including intersection improvements at Old McHenry Road (County Highway 32), and new bike path and sidewalk. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2027.
* IDOT requires a 0.006 acre (250 square foot) Temporary Easement along Old McHenry Road from a Lake County owned property in order to construct the improvement.
* Lake County Division of Transportation's (LCDOT) share of this improvement for traffic signal work is estimated to be $115,000 and this project is included in LCDOT's Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 25-00999-16-WR.
* The Lake County Department of Public Works (LCPW) owns and operates sanitary sewer within the Illinois Route 22 right-of-way. The portion of the LCPW sanitary sewer between Krueger Rd and Salem Lake Dr must be relocated as part of the Illinois Route 22 roadway improvements.
* LCPW's share of this improvement is estimated to be $1,835,400, in exchange for which IDOT will include relocation of the LCPW sanitary sewer main within the roadway project. LCPW will utilize budgeted funds for their share of the project.
* In accordance with County Board Rules, the State's Attorney's Office has reviewed this Intergovernmental Agreement prior to action by the County Board.
* This resolution authorizes the granting of the temporary easement, appropriation of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the LCDOT share, and authorizes the County Board Chair, the County Clerk, the Director of Transportation/County Engineer and ...
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