KDOT’s 5-Year Plan Targets $367 Million for 91 Transportation Improvement Projects
Ninety-one projects highlight the Kane County Division of Transportation’s recently updated $367 million, five-year Transportation Improvement Plan, with two priority projects identified as focused efforts in Fiscal Year 2016.
The FY2016 annual element of the TIP contains 50 primary projects in various phases of engineering, land acquisition and construction. The two priorities on the list for this fiscal year are:
- Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor from Huntley/Boyer Road to IL Route 62, which includes engineering and land acquisition for the entire corridor and construction from Huntley/Boyer Road to east of White Chapel Road.
- Stearns Road Bridge Corridor Stage 3A reconstruction, which add lanes and bridge replacement work along IL Route 25, from Stearns Road to Dunham Road and landscaping/maintenance along entire corridor
Kane County’s five-year TIP contains 91 primary projects at various stages of development. There are also projects that are shown in the Multi-Year Program that are important to the County Board, but are not included within the plan yet due to planning and programming constraints. The engineering and/or engineering phases of these future projects may ultimately move into the program as funding is identified.
“A majority of the projects contained in the TIP address the county’s foremost commitment — to properly maintain the existing transportation system,” said Heidi Files, KDOT deputy chief of staff.
The FY2016-2020 TIP is estimated to cost $367 million, which matches KDOT’s revenue projections as of Nov. 10, 2015 for that five-year period. KDOT’s one-year FY2016 program is estimated to cost $60.5 million.
The five-year TIP focuses on pavement preservation, existing bridge repair and replacement, intersection safety and operational improvements, traffic signal interconnects, new alignments and additional lanes, and pedestrian/bicycle facilities. About 35 percent of the projects are bridge replacements/repairs, while 29 percent are intersection or operational improvements.
Kane County produces the five-year Transportation Improvement Program each year and updates the plan annually and as needed throughout the year to adjust the list of current and future projects to reflect project status and budget compared to available revenues and anticipated expenditures. The TIP outlines the five-year plan for Kane County capital improvements and coordinates the allocation of local, state and federal resources to those projects. It’s a multi-year planning tool to help ensure an appropriate balance of roadway maintenance, improvements and expansions are sustained, Files said.
KDOT officials say it’s important to note that the division’s transportation budget is not funded through the county’s General Fund. KDOT’s sole sources of revenue are:
- Transportation Sales Tax
- Three property tax levies (County Highway, County Bridge, County Matching)
- Two motor fuel tax funds (Motor Fuel Tax and Local Option Motor Fuel Tax)
- Federal and State funds, impact fees, capital bonds
- Previous year budget balances (contractual/project obligations)
The FY2016-FY2020 TIP, available on KDOT’s website, also includes the adopted FY2016 Transportation Budget and a summary of the types of improvements that are being programmed and when these improvements are estimated to start.
More information on KDOT’s budget and program can be found here.
SOURCE: Kane County Division of Transportation
