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PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Project Type: Improvement Resolution
Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds
Project: This improvement, as proposed, will consist of pavement reconstruction and rehabilitation, median and intersection improvements, roadway realignment, construction of new quadrant bypass, construction of two new grade separations, upgraded drainage systems and detention ponds, construction of multi-use path and sidewalks, emergency vehicle pre-emption, signage, traffic signal modernization, lighting, landscaping, pavement markings, engineering and other necessary highway appurtenances.
Location: Touhy Avenue from Elmhurst Road to Mount Prospect Road in the Cities of Chicago and Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village and Unincorporated Elk Grove Township.
Section: 15-34117-01-RP
County Board District(s): 15, 17
Centerline Mileage: 2.74 Miles
Fiscal Impact: $104,200,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: (600-585 Account)
Summary: This improvement is being conducted in partnerships with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Cities of Chicago and Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village and Unincorporated Elk Grove Township and will promote economic development, regional mobility, and is needed to protect the public investment in the highway system and provide a safe, efficient and sustainable highway. Additionally, the Department has been awarded $34,700,000 in a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) grant to be applied towards the improvement cost.
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