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Lake Forest outlines $36 million CIP for 70 projects; 36 projects complete, major street and park work underway
Summary
City staff presented the capital improvement program (CIP) update: 70 projects totaling $36 million in the 2024–25 CIP, with 36 completed (about $20 million invested); 16 projects are in construction, several park renovations and road overlays are underway, and outreach on a major Kavanaugh Park redesign will begin in September.
Naz McCormick, the city’s capital improvement program manager, told the Community Services Commission on Aug. 6 that the 2024–25 CIP includes 70 projects with a total budget of about $36 million and that 36 projects — roughly $20 million worth of work — are complete.
"The 2325 CIP includes 70 projects with a total budget of 36,000,000," McCormick told the commission. Completed projects listed in the presentation included the Alton Traffic Signal Synchronization Program, conference-room upgrades on the civic campus, a shade-structure renovation at Pittsburg Park, and multiple park court resealings and re-stripings that now accommodate pickleball. A fourth phase of audible pedestrian signal upgrades (CDBG-funded) added ADA-accessible crosswalk buttons at 18 intersections, McCormick said.
Projects substantially complete or in construction include a Zone D asphalt repairs program with a full-length overlay of Kenyatta Road from Lake Forest Drive to Dimension Drive; citywide street-name-sign replacement (awaiting final paperwork); Baker…
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