Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Transportation Committee on 7/15/2026 at 10:30 AM

26-1954

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:55:19 GMT

File #: 26-1954
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Type: Committee Minutes
Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 06/10/2026.
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26-1393

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:54:54 GMT

File #: 26-1393
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Type: Contract Amendment (Highway)
Title: PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department(s): Transportation and Highways Vendor: Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, Illinois Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend & increase contract Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Services Location: Busse Road - Golf Road to Central Road County Board District(s): 9, 15 Original Contract Period: 7/25/2022 - 7/24/2024 Section: 20-W7141-00-PV Proposed Contract Period Extension: 7/25/2028 - 7/24/2029 Section: N/A Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,618,819.00 Original Board Approval: 6/16/2022, $1,287,766.00 Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 7/24/2025, $270,155.00; Extension, 7/25/2025 - 7/24/2028 Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 9/10/2024, $60,898.00; Extension, 7/25/2024 - 7/24/2025 Contract Utilization: The vendor has met the Minority - and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct participation. This Increase Requested: $145,872.00 Potential Fiscal
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26-1397

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:54:40 GMT

File #: 26-1397
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Type: Improvement Resolution (Highway)
Title: PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department: Transportation and Highways Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds Project: CREATE - Westside Gateway/Ogden Junction (WA1) Location: City of Chicago, Illinois Section: 26-CREA1-00-RR County Board District(s): 1, 2 Centerline Mileage: N/A Fiscal Impact: Fiscal Impact: $10,000,000.00 (FY27 = $3,333,333.33; FY28 = $3,333,333.33; FY29 = $3,333,333.34) Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: 11300.1500.29150.521536 Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed improvement resolution for CREATE - Westside Gateway/Ogden Junction (WA1) in the City of Chicago, Illinois in Cook County. The project scope includes improving a 1.9-mile segment of the Union Pacific rail line along Rockwell Avenue between Fulton Street on the north and 16th Street on the south.
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26-1398

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:54:54 GMT

File #: 26-1398
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Type: Improvement Resolution (Highway)
Title: PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department: Transportation and Highways Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds Project: CREATE - 75th Street Corridor Improvement Program (CIP) (EW2) Location: City of Chicago, Illinois Section: 26-CREA2-00-RR County Board District(s): 2, 3, 4, 7, &11 Centerline Mileage: N/A Fiscal Impact: $29,049,169.00 (FY27 = $9,683,056.33; FY28 = $9,683,056.33; FY29 = $9,683,056.34) Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: 11300.1500.29150.521536 Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed improvement resolution for CREATE - 75th Street Corridor Improvement Program (CIP) (EW2) to improve a 3-mile segment of elevated rail serving the Belt Railroad of Chicago (BRC), Canadian National (CN), CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), and Union Pacific (UP) railroads in the City of Chicago in Cook County.
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26-1399

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:54:54 GMT

File #: 26-1399
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Type: Intergovernmental Agreement (Highway)
Title: PROPOSED AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department: Transportation and Highways Other Part(ies): Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Request: Approval of Proposed Highway Authority Agreement along with a Highway Authority Benefits Agreement Goods or Services: ROW Location: Elk Grove Village, Illinois Section Number: N/A County Board District: 15 Centerline Mileage: N/A Agreement Period: One-time agreement Agreement Number(s): N/A Fiscal Impact: None Accounts: N/A Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Highway Authority Agreement along with a Highway Authority Benefits Agreement between the County and the Village of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The County will restrict the extraction of potable water from its highway right-of-way at 1 E. Higgins Road at Arlington Heights Road, inform Permittees of the proscribed status of the referenced location and require that Permittees properly dispose of excavated soil. The Agreement further makes provisions for rei
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26-1400

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:54:54 GMT

File #: 26-1400
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Type: Intergovernmental Agreement (Highway)
Title: PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department: Transportation and Highways Other Part(ies): Village of Skokie, Illinois (“Village”) Request: Approval of proposed Intergovernmental Agreement Goods or Services: Construction Location: Village of Skokie, Illinois Section: 24-PRPN1-02-PV Centerline Mileage: N/A County Board District: 13 Agreement Number(s): N/A Agreement Period: One-time agreement Fiscal Impact: $4,160,381.15 ($95,434.84 to be reimbursed from the Village of Skokie, Illinois) Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: 11300.1500.29150.521536 Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Intergovernmental Agreement between the County and the Village of Skokie. The County will be the lead agency for construction and construction engineering improvements along Oakton Street from Skokie Boulevard to McCormick Boulevard. The subject project will include resurfacing of side streets on Knox and Kilbourn Avenues, parkway greenspace improvements incl
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26-1545

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:54:54 GMT

File #: 26-1545
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Type: Improvement Resolution (Highway)
Title: PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department: Transportation and Highways Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds Project: 87th Street - Oketo Ave to Cicero Ave Location: City of Burbank, Village of Bridgeview, Village of Oak Lawn, Illinois Section: 25-B4224-00-PV County Board District(s): 6, 11 Centerline Mileage: 3.3 miles Fiscal Impact: $9,500,000.00 (FY26 = $1,000,000.00; FY27 = $4,000,000.00; FY28 = $4,000,000.00; FY29 = 500,000.00) Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: 11300.1500.29150.560019 Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed improvement resolution for 87th Street - Oketo Ave to Cicero Ave to improve a 3.3 mile segment of roadway in the City of Burbank, Illinois and the Villages of Bridgeview, Illinois and Oak Lawn, Illinois in Cook County. Scope includes pavement patching and resurfacing of 87th Street.
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26-1568

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:54:54 GMT

File #: 26-1568
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Type: Supplemental Improvement Resolution (Highway)
Title: PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department: Transportation and Highways Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds Project: Sanders Road - Milwaukee Avenue to Techny Road Location: Village of Glenview, Illinois; Village of Northbrook, Illinois Section: 21-W2444-00-PV County Board District: 14 Centerline Mileage: 2.1 miles Fiscal Impact: $17,100,000.00 (FY26 = $250,000.00; FY27 = $8,155,000.00; FY28 = $8,155,000.00; FY29 = $1,150,000.00) Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: 11300.1500.29150.560019 Board Approved Date and Amount: 3/18/2021: $1,000,000.00; 6/16/2022: $1,100,000.00 Increased Amount: $17,100,000.00 Total Adjusted Amount: $19,200,000.00 Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed supplemental resolution for Sanders Road from Milwaukee Avenue to Techny Road in the Villages of Glenview, Illinois and Northbrook, Illinois in Cook County. Scope includes reconstruction
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