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Council OKs engineering contract for Waukegan–Wesley reconstruction; federal grant covers large share of work
Summary
The council authorized a $378,875 construction engineering contract (plus a $19,125 contingency) for the Waukegan and Wesley intersection; the project has $2.6 million in federal grant funding, a base bid of $3.663 million and aims for contractor mobilization in March.
Lake Forest’s City Council unanimously authorized construction engineering for the Waukegan and Wesley intersection reconstruction project and heard details on schedule, bids and utility coordination.
Superintendent Byron Coutts told the council the project is a full intersection rebuild to add turn lanes, update signals, improve drainage and widen pavement. The city has secured $2,600,000 in federal grant funding routed…
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