The Aurora City Council is set to vote on funding for four road projects in different parts of the city.
Aldermen are expected Tuesday to approve the funding agreements with the state that will include engineering services for the projects, and the appropriation of motor fuel tax money to pay for the city’s share.
All four projects are 80% federally funded, with the city’s local share at 20%. They are part of nine projects for which the city applied for federal funding in March 2022.
One resolution is for the Indian Trail resurfacing project. It will include Phase 3 construction engineering with Thomas Engineering Group, LLC not to exceed $201,635 and the appropriation of $530,000 in motor fuel tax funds to go toward the local share of the overall project.
The project will resurface Indian Trail from Highland Avenue to Route 31 and include some minor pavement widening and curb and gutter installation throughout the corridor. The project will get a maximum of $1.46 million in federal funding.
Another resolution will be a $166,718 construction engineering agreement with Civiltech Engineering, Inc. and $460,000 in motor fuel tax funds for the total Ashland Avenue resurfacing project.
It includes resurfacing Ashland Avenue from Route 25 to Union Street. The city will get a maximum of about $1.3 million in federal funding.
The third resolution is construction engineering services of $98,910 with Strand Associates, Inc. and the appropriation of $280,000 of motor fuel tax funds for the overall Liberty Street resurfacing project.
The project will resurface Liberty Street from Eola Road to Commons Drive, excluding a section west of the Canadian National Railroad that is under Naperville Township jurisdiction. The city will get a maximum of $797,600 in federal funding.
The fourth is a resolution for construction engineering services with HR Green, Inc. not to exceed $138,503 and the appropriation of $480,000 of motor fuel tax funds for the total Prairie Street resurfacing project.
The project will resurface Prairie Street from the western city limits to Randall Road. The city will get a maximum of $1.47 million in federal funding.
A portion of Prairie Street within the resurfacing limits is under Sugar Grove Township’s jurisdiction, and will be resurfaced as a part of this project. In May 2024, the City Council passed an intergovernmental agreement with Sugar Grove Township saying the township will reimburse the city at a later time.
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