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TO: Mayor Robert J. O'Connor
FROM: Stephane Phifer, Planning and Zoning Director
DATE: March 21, 2017
SUBJECT:
Resolution Accepting the ComEd Customer Work Agreement for the Relocation and Undergrounding of the Overhead Electric Utility Lines for the ATC Regional Transportation Improvements Project (Commonwealth Edison - 17-00268 /AU22/2-17.012-AG/C - SP - Ward 1)
PURPOSE:
This ComEd Work Agreement allows for the relocation and undergrounding of the existing overhead electric utility lines within the project boundaries of the ATC Regional Transportation Improvements Project.
BACKGROUND:
The proposed utility work is part of the Aurora Transportation Center (ATC) Regional Facilities Enhancement Project (CIP A059). Located in downtown Aurora, the proposed improvements will help serve as a catalyst to future development. The project is comprehensive in nature and focused on renovating Broadway / IL Route 25, the ATC parking facilities, and providing a bicycle/pedestrian bridge that will span the Fox River. The vehicular improvements will include the relocation of the existing Pace Bus staging area and traffic signal to the main ATC parking facility, the reconfiguration parking stalls to add efficiency, a landscaped median in Broadway, and additional parking stalls in Lot W. The new bicycle/pedestrian bridge will provide access to the west side of the river, connect two regional trails, and provide access to additional parking for the ATC and RiverEdge Park.
The fifteen million dollar project will be largely funded by the CMAQ funds ($8.65M) with additional funding from the Kane County Forest Preserver ($2M), and the remaining ($4.45M) to come from the Transit Center Fund, TIF Funds and other future grants.
Staff has been working with its engineering consulting team to advance the Phase I and II design for the ATC Regional Facility Enhancement Project, and the project is currently slated for the 2019 CMAQ funding cycle, however the project is on ta...
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