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TO: Mayor John Laesch and City Council
FROM: Roopa Anjanappa, Civil Engineer
DATE: June 12, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the execution of the Joint Funding Agreement for Federally Funded PE/ROW with the State of Illinois for ROW, authorizing the execution of the Standard Agreement Provisions Joint Improvement Projects on the State Highway System, and the appropriation of REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds and/or MFT Funds for Montgomery Road and Hill Avenue Intersection Improvement.
PURPOSE:
To execute the Local Public Agency Amendment to reserve sufficient funds to cover the upfront cost of the land acquisition by resolution and to Appropriate REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds and/or MFT Funds by IDOT resolution. Funds will also be appropriated for Construction & Construction Engineering.
BACKGROUND:
The project consists of intersection improvement including modernizing traffic signals, reconstructing, and widening the roadway to include additional channelization on Montgomery Road, an additional through lane in each direction on Hill Avenue, bike path, sidewalk, ADA ramps, detectable warning signs, striping and other pertinent work. The project limits are inclusive of the east leg of Montgomery Road that extends approximately 1,200 feet to connect to the improved 3-lane section of Montgomery Road for better traffic flow. Current proposed plans are included as Exhibit 'D'.
The original Local Agency Agreement for federal participation and Phase 2 Engineering agreement with HR Green, Inc. was approved on August 28, 2020 (R20-156) with a supplemental agreement approved on 1/23/2024 (R24-013). The supplement included plat of highways, appraisals, and negotiation services for land acquisition.
The project has received Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality federal (CMAQ) funds. The total project cost is estimated at $10,820,980.00. The project has been recently approved with additional CMAQ funds and the total CMAQ federal funds allocated to this project i...
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