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Committee reviews TIP snapshot and weighs taking over Kankakee County Line corridor; Bluff Road reconstruction proposed
Summary
County engineers presented a midyear Transportation Improvement Program snapshot and recommended pursuing a Bluff Road reconstruction project; the committee also discussed options to take jurisdiction or negotiate cost shares with Kankakee County for County Line Road structures.
County engineering staff presented a midyear snapshot of the Transportation Improvement Program and briefed the committee on several ongoing and proposed projects, funding awards and options for jurisdictional coordination with neighboring Kankakee County.
Jeff, the county’s chief engineer, summarized recent federal awards and earmarks, noting examples cited in the presentation: a roughly $27 million award for a Gallagher project, an approximately $750,000 earmark for Weber Road, and an $8 million award for another Gallagher project. He said the January snapshot is intended to show schedule status and funding outcomes and pointed committee members to project web pages for…
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