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DUPAGE COUNTY STANCE ON COMPLETE STREETS
DESIGN CRITERIA
AT IL ROUTE 53 AND 75TH STREET
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as STATE), in order to facilitate the free flow of traffic and to ensure the safety of the motoring public, desires to improve the intersection of Illinois Route 53 at 75th Street (hereinafter referred to as IMPROVEMENT); and
WHEREAS, Illinois Route 53 is a designated State Highway that is owned, operated, and maintained by the STATE; and
WHEREAS, 75th Street is a designated County Highway and a Strategic Regional Arterial (SRA), that is owned, operated, and maintained by the County of DuPage (hereinafter referred to as COUNTY); and
WHEREAS, the STATE has the power to approve and determine the final plans, specifications and estimates for all state highways; and
WHEREAS, the STATE’s projects must adequately meet the State of Illinois’ transportation needs, exist in harmony with their surroundings, and add lasting value to the communities they serve; and
WHEREAS, bicycle and pedestrian ways must be given full consideration in the planning and development of STATE transportation facilities, including the incorporation of such ways into STATE plans and programs; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Highway Code, specifically 605 ILCS 5/4-220, requires the STATE to establish and solely fund bicycle and pedestrian ways in or within one mile of a local entity with a population of over 1,000 people in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other change of any STATE transportation facility except: 1) in pavement resurfacing projects that do not widen the existing traveled way or do not provide stabilized shoulders; 2) where approved by the Secretary of Transportation based upon documented safety issues, excessive cost, or absence of need; or 3) where the local entity passes a resolution stating that a bicycle or pedestrian way does not fit within its development plan; and
WHEREAS, during the development of highway projects throughout the State of Illinois, the STATE gives consideration to accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians on a need-basis; and
WHEREAS, the STATE has presented the COUNTY, for its consideration, a bicycle and/or pedestrian improvement consisting of shared use paths and sidewalks in the vicinity of the intersection of the IMPROVEMENT, solely funded by the STATE with maintenance to be provided by the COUNTY.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the COUNTY generally supports the planning, design, and construction of bicycle and pedestrian ways throughout DuPage County via its County Bikeways Plan; however, in this instance the COUNTY has determined the bicycle and pedestrian ways in the vicinity of the IMPROVEMENT, as proposed by the STATE, do not fit within its development plan because they are not recommended in the most recently adopted County Bikeways Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the STATE district office associated with the proposal.
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Enacted and approved this 12th day of March, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK