Cook County Board Approves Funding to Improve Transportation Throughout Cook County
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved funding today for transportation-related projects for the County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH). These vital projects boost economic development, build up regional transportation and improve the quality of life throughout Cook County.
Professional engineering services for the development of a bicycle and pedestrian connection along Taft Avenue to the Berkeley Metra Station.
Barrington Township | $300,000
Construction of the College Street Subdivision Road Improvement project.
Berwyn | $168,000
Professional design services for improvements along 16th Street between Harlem Avenue and Lombard Avenue to improve sidewalks, drainage and lighting.
Brookfield | $208,845
Construction of an improved bicycle and pedestrian connection to the Congress Park Metra Station.
Calumet City | $300,000
Professional design services for the improvement and resurfacing of both Dolton Road and State Street between Alice Avenue and the Greenway Trail to improve safety and mobility along this corridor.
Chicago Ridge | $270,000
Replacement of ADA accessible sidewalk ramps across the village.
Country Club Hills | $200,000
Professional design services for the BP Pipeline shared use path connecting Community Park at 175th Street and the Tinley Creek Trail.
Glenview | $225,000
Construction of the Central Street Pedestrian Bridge Replacement Project.
Franklin Park | $125,000
Professional engineering services for proposed intersection safety and mobility improvements at Wolf Road, Frontage Road and Addison Avenue.
Flossmoor | $55,000
Professional design services for the Central Business District Roadway, Pedestrian and Streetscape Improvements Project.
Justice | $177,764
Construction of sidewalk improvements to provide ADA accessible sidewalk ramps and detectable warnings on the north side of the village.
Merrionette Park | $150,000
Construction of the Harry J Rogowski Drive, Troy Drive and Palisades Drive Resurfacing Project.
Prospect Heights | $65,600
Professional design services for the Elmhurst Road Sidewalk Connectivity Project.
Prospect Heights | $817,500
Professional design services and construction of the Flood Control Project which will raise the elevation of Willow Road at the McDonald Creek Tributary A to reduce the frequency of water overtopping the roadway and requiring road closures.
River Forest | $100,000
Construction of sidewalk improvements to reconstruct sidewalk ramps across the village.
Streamwood | $500,000
Construction of a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over IL-59.
Wheeling | $350,000
Professional design services to resurface and improve drainage along Wheeling Road between Dundee Road and Palatine Road.
To view DoTH’s interactive construction project map, visit: https://maps.cookcountyil.gov/hwyproject/