Cook County Board Approves Funding to Improve Transportation Throughout Cook County
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved planning, design and construction contracts today to continue the pipeline of transportation-related projects for the County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH). These vital projects advance multi-modal projects throughout Cook County to improve state of good repair, operations, safety and support the regional economy.
Central Des Plaines River Trail | $1,515,325
The Central Des Plaines River Trail preliminary engineering study will support the continued build-out of the regional Des Plaines River Trail system. The study will identify a preferred alignment of the Des Plaines River Trail for approximately 2.5 miles between 26th Street in the Village of North Riverside and the Illinois Prairie Path in the Village of Maywood.
Countywide | $4,500,000
Traffic signal and electrical engineering services to collect data, monitor and optimize the County's legacy and modernized cloud-based traffic signal systems; prepare and review engineering designs for traffic signals and roadway lighting systems; and other tasks pertaining to traffic signal systems and electrical engineering.
Village of Arlington Heights | $2,376,619
Roadway resurfacing of Euclid Avenue and traffic signal replacement at Euclid Avenue and Wilke Road in the Village of Arlington Heights.