Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the State of Illinois, Illinois Department of Transportation, for the use of federal highway funds for construction of improvements along Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road, and appropriating $22,000,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
* Deerfield Road will be improved, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road, inclusive of reconstructing the roadway, adding a center turn lane, intersection improvements at Saunders, Portwine, and United States Route 45/Illinois Route 21, new non-motorized facilities, traffic signal interconnects, drainage improvements, and bridge rehabilitation.
* Lake County has been allocated federal funds for this improvement, which are administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
* This agreement provides that the Illinois Department of Transportation will pay up to 80 percent of the construction cost.
* The total construction cost is estimated to be $46,000,000.
* This improvement is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, with construction anticipated to begin in 2026, and designated as Section 15-00038-07-WR.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Deerfield Road, County Highway 11, is a designated route on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County believe it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public if Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road, could be improved inclusive of reconstructing the roadway, adding a center turn lane, intersection improvements at Saunders, Portwine, and United States Route 45/Illinois Route 21, new non-motorized facilities, traffic signal interconnects, drainage improvements, and bridge rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County are desirous of entering into an agreement to utilize federal highway funds for construction of improvements ...
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