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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Department of Transportation and Highways
Grantee: Cook County
Grantor: Illinois Department of Transportation
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Cook County received $500,000.00 in 2024 Local Project Funding (LPF) grant funds to prepare detailed design engineering plans for the Burnham Multimodal Connector Bridge, a grade -separated pedestrian and bicyclist bridge over multiple railroad tracks in the Village of Burnham and City of Chicago
Grant Amount: $500,000.00
Grant Period: 5 years from date of execution of the funding agreement
Fiscal Impact: FY26 $0.00; FY27 $300,000.00; FY28 $200,000.00
Accounts: No cash match required. 11900.1500.54868.521536 (Grant Fund).
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed grant award acceptance. This $500,000.00 grant award from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be used by DOTH to perform design engineering work for the construction of a grade-separated bicycle and pedestrian bridge in the Village of Burnham and City of Chicago.
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