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Evanston votes to apply for $3.4M federal grant to design Sheridan Road corridor improvements
Summary
Council authorized submission of a $3.4 million federal grant application to fund feasibility and design work on Sheridan Road; staff estimated potential construction costs of $18–20 million and clarified that accepting the design grant does not obligate construction.
Evanston’s City Council voted Feb. 9 to authorize the city manager to submit a federal grant application that would fund phase 1 feasibility and phase 2 design for Sheridan Road corridor improvements, a multi‑jurisdictional corridor that links to Chicago and involves IDOT ownership.
Assistant City Engineer Chris Sousse told council the design and reconstruction of the corridor could cost roughly $18–20 million…
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