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Brookfield to seek federal contingency funds to accelerate Prairie Avenue resurfacing and streetscape
Summary
Public-works staff asked trustees to authorize design engineering to position the Prairie Avenue resurfacing project to capture potential Central Council of Mayors contingency funding that could cover 80% of streetscape costs; trustees asked for design authorization to keep the project 'shovel-ready.'
Brookfield — Public‑works staff told the Village Committee of the Whole on Oct. 27 that the village will pursue preliminary and design engineering for Prairie Avenue resurfacing so it can seek contingency Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds and, if those funds materialize, add streetscape improvements at up to an 80% federal match.
Dan (village public‑works staff) said the village applied in 2024 to the Central Council of Mayors for STP funding for resurfacing Prairie Avenue from Brookfield Avenue north to 31st Street. He said contingency funding could be available in fiscal 2027 or 2028; if the village is engineering‑ready when that contingency pot opens, it can request an 80% federal share to add streetscape elements similar to prior projects: full sidewalks with brick paver strips at the curb, tree plantings and grates, pedestrian lighting conduit and decorative lighting, signage and pavement markings. Based on staff’s preliminary estimate, the streetscape addition would be roughly $2.8 million in federal share with a local share of about $976,000 for construction and construction engineering.
Dan also said that a section of water main from Brookfield Avenue to Monroe likely needs replacement before resurfacing and staff would try to include that work in the 2026–27 water‑main capital program to avoid redundant reconstruction. Short‑term work is already underway: pedestrian‑lighting poles have been installed on the 3700 block for a separate lighting replacement that will take about two weeks and will temporarily reduce lighting and parking availability while crews work.
Trustees discussed whether to budget design engineering in 2026 so the village could be ready for contingency funds, the possible need for IEPA bypass funding related to water‑main work, and coordination with ADA and bicycle accessibility studies. Several trustees voiced support for advancing design engineering so the project is "project ready" if contingency funds become available.
Next steps: staff will prepare a resolution to authorize phase‑1 and phase‑2 engineering and return to the board with the formal resolution and cost estimates.
