Village staff presented council with a resolution to authorize a railroad crossing improvement at Maple Avenue. This project involves two components: easing the 9-10 degree Maple Avenue road grade on the west side of the tracks to a 4 degree grade, and eliminating the dangerous turn from westbound Burlington onto Maple.
This overhead shot, taken from the e-sheets, shows the proposed changes. Approximately 350 cars travel westbound on Burlington daily.
The agreement involves DG, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, and the Illinois Commerce Commission. The ICC’s Grade Crossing Protection Fund would provide 90% of the needed funds, up to $262,800. Additional costs will be on the village, which is projected around $29,200. The village has applied for a grant that and has already received notification from the Illinois Jobs Now Program that funding has been ear-marked for this item.
The village would act as the cash float for the project, paying the bills and being reimbursed by the ICC. There’s no cash set aside for this project but there are funds that can be used, and the project properly accounted for in the FY2011 budget. The village will provide all design and construction engineering plans. No costs have been attached to that component of the project.
Pending approval by the Village the agreement will be forwarded to for approval by the state, which would be a certainty. From there, construction could begin as early as fall 2010 with a 2011 completion date.
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