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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Robert Greene, City Traffic Engineer
DATE: 10-10-2017
SUBJECT:
Requesting authorization for the appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds, for Design Engineering and Stormwater Fees, in accordance with the Second Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Aurora, the City of Naperville, and the Naperville Township Road District, to widen North Aurora Road in the vicinity of the CN Railway Crossing
PURPOSE:
To obtain council approval for a resolution appropriating Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds by IDOT Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The project is a joint multi-jurisdictional project with the City of Aurora, City of Naperville, and Naperville Township Road District, to improve the regional transportation network.
This is an ongoing project that began in 2006 with Phase 1, preliminary engineering. Phase 1 was completed and accepted by IDOT in 2016. In 2016, Council approved the First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement which covered the right of way acquisition for the project. The project is currently in process of land acquisition.
The current boundary agreement between the City of Aurora and City of Naperville commits the City to the Phase 2, design engineering process, covered under the Second Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement, adopted by Council Resolution R17-067 on March 14, 2017. The City of Naperville is the lead on this project.
By completing the Phase 2, the project will be in a better position to apply for grant funding as it becomes available for final construction. The anticipated construction costs are anticipated to exceed $30,000,000. However, the current boundary agreement limits the City of Aurora contribution to a little over $3,000,000 of the total cost and construction, which would not move forward without mutual consent of both cities.
DISCUSSION:
The project design will include a five lane section with sidewalk on one side and a multi-use path on t...
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