The Engineering Planning and Development Oversight Committee voted to place on the full board agenda an amended intergovernmental agreement related to the Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project, General Counsel Kathleen told the committee.

“Legal item 1 is an intergovernmental agreement between the city of Elmhurst, Cook County, and the Tollway,” Kathleen said. She said the amendment modifies a 2019 local government agreement (LGA) for a county‑led project in which the tollway was a cost participant and that the revision requires additional funding of approximately $11,027,118 due to “unforeseen field conditions.”

Kathleen told the committee that, as a result, the tollway’s cost participation will increase. “The tollway cost per participation is increasing by about $7,164,712 to an estimated amount of $18,000,191,830 dollars,” she said. The transcript records those figures as presented; the committee did not amend or change the numbers during the meeting.

Committee members heard the presentation and then approved placement of legal item 1 on the full board meeting agenda by voice vote. The committee also deferred legal items 2, 3 and 4 to a future meeting or until after the full board’s executive session, as noted by the chair and legal staff.

Why it matters: the amendment affects cost-sharing for improvements connected to the Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project at North Avenue, Lake Street and County Line Road, and it will be considered at the board level. The committee flagged the funding increase and the stated cause — unforeseen field conditions — during its presentation; no formal board-level funding approval was taken at the committee meeting.

Next steps: legal item 1 will appear on the tollway board meeting agenda for formal consideration.