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Joint resolution appropriating $19,055,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds, $3,420,000 of Matching Tax funds and $3,480,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the widening and reconstruction of Buffalo Grove Road, between Deerfield Parkway and Illinois Route 22, including improvements to the intersection of Aptakisic Road and Buffalo Grove Road.
Staff Summary
* Buffalo Grove Road, between Deerfield Parkway and Route 22, including the intersection of Aptakisic Road, will be widened and reconstructed.
* The improvements will include widening Buffalo Grove Road from two to five lanes, adding turn lanes at the intersections, non-motorized travel accommodations, stormwater detention and decorative landscaping.
* The cost for these improvements is estimated to be $21,627,000.
* These improvements are included in the County's highway improvement program, with work planned to begin in 2020 and designated as Section 11-00249-03-WR.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Buffalo Grove Road, County Highway 16, and Aptakisic Road, County Highway 33, are designated routes 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 and the Village of Buffalo Grove believe it would be beneficial for Buffalo Grove Road, from Deerfield Parkway to Illinois Route 22, including the intersection of Aptakisic Road, to be reconstructed and widened; and
WHEREAS, plans, specifications, and estimates of costs for this improvement have been completed; and
WHEREAS, this project will proceed to a letting and construction is planned to begin in 2020; and
WHEREAS, before a construction letting can be held, an appropriation of funds is needed.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that there is hereby appropriated $19,055,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds, $3,420,000 of Matching Tax funds and $3,480,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the widening and reconstruct...
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