DuPage County board signs off on highway funding amendments and multiple transportation contracts

DuPage County Board members on May 13 approved amendments to federal participation agreements that reduced funding for two county highway projects and authorized multiple transportation contracts.

Member Ozog moved to approve an amendment to the local public agency agreement for federal participation on County Highway 43 (County Farm Road) that decreases funding by $91,225.53 (an 18.93% decrease), resulting in a final county cost of $390,619.47 (a stated 42.71% reduction). A second amendment to the County Highway 55 (Great Western Trail Improvements) decreased funding by $15,860.45, producing a final county cost of $71,771.55 (an 18.10% decrease). Both amendments were recorded as approved on the record.

The board also approved a slate of transportation contracts moved together under committee action, including: Carahsoft Technology Corporation for fleet tracking equipment and service ($75,000, 06/01/2025 through 05/31/2026); Curry Motors Frankfurt Inc. to furnish and deliver a new Ford Explorer for the Division of Transportation (listed on the record as $4,146,261); Curry Motors contracts for additional vehicles, and a maintenance agreement with 1175 Real Estate Holdings LLC (doing business as Forefront Properties LLC) for traffic signal maintenance at Gary Avenue and Stark Drive in Carol Stream with no county cost. The motions were moved and recorded as granted under committee recommendations.

The transcript records the dollar amounts and percentage reductions as presented; the board did not provide additional background about why the federal participation amounts changed during the floor discussion.