The Cook County Board of Commissioners has approved a series of contracts to advance transportation projects across the county. The funding will support planning, design, and construction work led by the Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH). According to the board, these projects aim to improve safety, operations, and infrastructure while supporting the regional economy.
Several municipalities will benefit from this round of funding. In Arlington Heights, $251,500 has been allocated for professional design engineering services on Euclid Avenue. The work includes resurfacing, curb and gutter improvements, sidewalk upgrades, driveway removal and replacement, ADA improvements, loop detector replacement, pavement striping, and traffic signal enhancements.
Calumet Park is set to receive $350,000 for the 127th Street reconstruction project. This funding expands the project’s scope to include alley upgrades, green infrastructure additions, and ADA-compliant sidewalks.
Countywide investments total $1 million for vehicle lifts as well as garage and fleet maintenance equipment in each of Cook County’s four maintenance districts.
Elmwood Park will see $4 million dedicated to design engineering services for a highway/railroad grade separation on Grand Avenue at the Metra/UP Railroad. This also covers right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation.
In Niles, $80,000 will go toward professional design engineering services for a 2,200-foot multimodal safety improvement along Oakton Street between Waukegan Road and Caldwell Avenue. The project includes an improved 10-foot path with ADA accommodations and enhanced safety buffers for various modes of transportation.
Oak Lawn has been allocated $16,651.26 for resurfacing Central Avenue from south of Leslie Lane to 159th Street.
Oak Park will use $250,000 to construct approximately 10.6 miles of bike boulevards and neighborhood greenway bike systems aimed at improving rider experience and managing vehicle traffic.
Pace Suburban Bus is receiving two separate grants: $176,000 for pavement striping and signage installation to establish an eastbound Business and Transit Access lane along Cermak Road in Berwyn and North Riverside; plus $180,000 for expanding On Demand Service in Arlington Heights-Rolling Meadows. This pilot expansion doubles the service zone size to cover major destinations such as Harper College and Palatine Metra station while increasing weekday hours.
Richton Park receives $240,000 for design engineering related to converting Richton Road into a two-way roadway.
A full map detailing current DoTH construction projects can be found at https://maps.cookcountyil.gov/hwyproject/.
“These vital projects advance multimodal projects throughout Cook County to improve state of good repair, operations, safety and support the regional economy,” stated officials from Cook County Government.
