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TO: Mayor Robert J. O'Connor
FROM: Eric J. Gallt, City Traffic Engineer
DATE: January 25, 2017
SUBJECT:
A Resolution approving 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 approving 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
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 Engineering. Phase 1 was completed and accepted by IDOT in 2016. In 2016, Council approved the first Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement that 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 process covered under this amendment. 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 would not move forward without mutual consent of both cities.
Lastly, at the point in time that grant funding may become available, the Administration will need to consider where this project sits with regards to transportation priorities, given limited fundin...
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