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Capital Improvement Program

This document is available to view in PDF format. 2008 - 2012 Des Plaines Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
This document is available to view in PDF format.
2007 - 2011 Des Plaines Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

Engineering Department Program Objectives

Des Plaines Capital Improvement ProgramThe capital improvements proposed for construction in 2008 are identified in the 5-Year Capital Improvement Program at a cost of $10.4 million. Sources of revenue for the C.I.P. presently include the General Improvement Fund ($4.6 million), Motor Fuel Tax Fund ($1.3 million), Water Fund ($730,000) and federal and state grants ($2.2 million).

The following types of projects and their approximate funding levels will be recommended to the City Council during C.I.P. discussions for 2008: Street Rehabilitation ($706,278), Street Resurface ($247,549), Street Reconstruction ($471,200), Sewer/Drainage System Improvements ($1.9 million), Water System Improvements ($2.4 million), Sidewalk and Curb Improvements ($2.2 miilion), Traffic Signal Improvements ($700,000), Sound wall ($500,000) and Engineering Services ($950,000)

Des Plaines Capital Improvement ProgramAlso in 2008, the Department will be working with a number of regional agencies to coordinate their projects during the programming and design phases of the improvements. Those projects include Levee 50 Project-Phase III, Big Bend Reservoir, Tri-State Tollway widening, Railroad Grade Separation at Algonquin Road, Des Plaines River Road Reconstruction, Riverwalk and various other projects.

 

2008 Project Summary

Project Name

Location

Limits

Activity

Resident Engineer

Contract A

Doreen Dr

Algonquin-Westfield

Sewer Separation & Street Rehabilitation

Becka Shipp
847-391-5388

Earl Dr

Algonquin-Forest

Sewer Separation & Street Reconstruction

 

Southwest Pl

Algonquin-W. Grant

Sewer Separation & Street Reconstruction

 

Westfield Ln

Dead End-Doreen

Sewer Separation & Street Rehabilitation

Everett Av

Orchard-River

Street Resurface

Everett Av

White-Sycamore

8" Watermain

Everett Av

Illinois-Chestnut

8" Watermain

Ironwood Dr

Suffield-Dead End

8" Watermain & Sewer Separation

Suffield St

Good-Potter

8" Watermain & Sewer Separation & Street Rehabilitation

08-00204-00-RS

Pratt Av

Scott-Rusty

Street Resurface

Eric Heiker
847-391-5617

Sherwin Av

Maple-Frontage

Street Rehabilitation

 

Figard Ln

Millers – Dead End

Street Rehabilitation

 

08-00203-00-RP

Cora/White

Algonquin-Van Buren

Alley Reconstruction

Jane Johnson
847-391-5386

Golf/Seegers

Seventh-Sixth

Alley Reconstruction

 

Contract B

Canadian National RR Line

Oakton-Howard

Soundwall

Eric Heiker
847-391-5617

Contract C

Various

Various

Rear Yard Sewers

Jane Johnson
847-391-5386

Pearson & River Intersection Improvements Pearson & River

Traffic Signals

 

 

 

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