CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the resolution approving the Fifth Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Naperville, the City of Aurora, and Naperville Township to replace and widen the existing highway underpass on North Aurora Road at the Elgin, Joliet, & Eastern Railway Company's Railroad Crossing
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J Novack, Director/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Naperville, the City of Aurora, and Naperville Township (originally the Naperville Township Road District) entered into an intergovernmental agreement ("IGA") on April 18, 2006 to initiate a project to widen a portion of North Aurora Road from Pennsbury Lane to Frontenac Road which is located at different points in Naperville, Aurora, and Naperville Township (the "Project"). The City of Naperville was named as lead local agency for the Project. The Project will result in North Aurora Road being widened to accommodate two 12-foot through lanes in each direction with an 18-foot grass median; an 8-foot bike bath on the south side of the roadway; a 5-foot sidewalk on the north side of the roadway; and drainage improvements to alleviate the flooding that occurs beneath the bridge.
The First, Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments to the IGA provided for next steps for the three governmental partners to accomplish each phase of the Project including land acquisition and design engineering. As part of the Project, an existing Wisconsin Central Ltd. railroad bridge (previously owned by the E,J,&E) will need to be demolished and reconstructed and two pipelines will need to be relocated and modified.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed Fifth Amendment to the IGA ("Fifth IGA") provides for financial commitments by each governmental partner to move forward with the final stage of the Project, including utility relocation, construction engineering, and construction...
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