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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Transportation and Highways
Grantee: Cook County
Grantor: Illinois Department of Transportation
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The Department of Transportation and Highways is the recipient of $600,000.00 in TAP-L funds for the preliminary engineering and environmental (Phase I) study to extend the existing Old Plank Road Trail in the Village of Sauk Village in Cook County. The scope of the project includes adding a new bike trail between the existing eastern terminus of the Old Plank Road Trail (OPRT) at the Thorn Creek Trail in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and the Pennsy Greenway in Schererville, Indiana.
Grant Amount: $600,000.00
Grant Period: 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2029
Fiscal Impact: $300,000.00 (FY 2025), $300,000.00 (FY 2026)
Accounts: 11900.1500.54676.521636. No cash match required.
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. This project will utilize $600,000 in TAP-L funds in FY2025 and FY2026 for a Phase I study to extend Old Plank Trail with the balance funded by Motor Fuel Tax.
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