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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE, ILLINOIS
AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR IMPROVEMENTS ALONG US 34 AT WOLF ROAD,
SARATOGA AVENUE & AT MAIN STREET
STATE SECTION 2024-1011-TS,I,N,SW
(ESTIMATED COUNTY COST $12,794.00)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter referred to as COUNTY) and 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, desire to improve US 34 at Wolf Road, at Saratoga Avenue and Main Street in Downers Grove, and IL 59 at Main Street in Barrington, to include traffic signal modernization, emergency vehicle pre-emption system, pavement markings new ADA improvements and all other work necessary to complete the improvements in accordance with the approved plans and specifications (hereinafter referred to as the IMPROVEMENT); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and the STATE desire to cooperate in an effort to implement the IMPROVEMENT because of the immediate benefit of the IMPROVEMENT to the people of
the State of Illinois and to the residents of DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement (hereinafter referred to as AGREEMENT) has been prepared and attached hereto, which outlines the responsibilities of the parties related to engineering, construction, maintenance and financing of the IMPROVEMENT; and
WHEREAS, the STATE will be the lead agency for the IMPROVEMENT with a total estimated cost of engineering and construction of $1,131,612.00, and an estimated COUNTY cost of $12,794.00; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds have been appropriated by the COUNTY to pay for its share of the cost of the IMPROVEMENT; and
WHEREAS, said AGREEMENT must be executed before construction of the IMPROVEMENT can begin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DuPage County Chair is hereby authorized and directed to sign on behalf of the COUNTY, and the DuPage County Clerk is hereby authorized to attest thereto, the attached AGREEMENT between the County of DuPage and the State; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Transportation or his designee is hereby authorized to execute any other documents necessary and pertinent to said AGREEMENT and shall take such action as may be necessary to carry out the terms of said AGREEMENT; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that three (3) original copies of this Resolution and AGREEMENT be sent to the STATE, by and through the DuPage County Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 8th day of October, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK