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Resolution No. 2013- (0
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR STATE FUNDING OF THE
NORTHERN ROUTE 47 CORRIDOR
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WHEREAS , the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, hereinafter called the
CITY, has approved Resolution 2013 - 13 in support of the reallocation of Prairie Parkway
earmarked funds from the stretch of Route 47 from Caton Farm Road to 1- 80 , hereinafter called
the Southern Route 47 Corridor, to the stretch of Route 47 from Kennedy Road in Yorkville to
Cross Street in Sugar Grove, hereinafter called the Northern 47 Corridor; and
WHEREAS , it has become apparent that the State does not wish to reallocate the Prairie
Parkway earkmarked funds per our request in Resolution 2013 - 13 ; and
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WHEREAS , the current IDOT FY 2014-2019 Proposed Multi -Modal Transportation
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Improvement program, hereinafter called the IDOT Highway Program , contains design and
construction funding for the Southern Route 47 Corridor; and
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WHEREAS , the current IDOT Highway Program contains full funding of Phase I
engineering costs, half-funding for Phase 11 engineering costs, and no funds for construction of
the Northern Route 47 Corridor; and
WHEREAS , approximately $ 51 million in unallocated funds remain in the Prairie
Parkway earmark; and
WHEREAS , the cost of expanding the Northern Route 47 Corridor is estimated at $ 77
million; and
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WHEREAS, the Northern Route 47 Corridor contains average daily traffic counts ,
between 75 % and 291 % higher than the average daily traffic counts for the sections of Route 47
between 1- 80 and Caton Farm Road ; and
WHEREAS, IDOT ' s own policies state the average daily traffic capacity of a two -lane
highway, similar to Route 47, should be between 8 , 500 and 12 , 500 vehicles for safe and efficient
operations ; and
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WHEREAS, all of the sections of the Northern Route 47 Corridor has an average daily
traffic count exceeding the upper end of that safe usage standard, and none of the sections of the
Southern Route 47 Corridor have an average daily traffic count that exceeds the lower end of that
safe usage standard; and
WHEREAS, the Northern Route 47 Corridor had 300 reported crashes between 2007
and 2011 , and the Southern Route 47 Corridor had 97 crashes between 2007 and 2011 ; and
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WHEREAS , IDOT is holding public hearings throughout the State to take public
comment on their IDOT Highway Plan ; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, that the IDOT Highway Plan should contain
funding for all design and construction costs for the Northern Route 47 Corridor.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
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bapu-r y CITY CLERK
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CARLO COLOSIMO � KEN KOCH
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI LARRY KOT
JOEL FRIEDERS CHRIS FUNKHOUSER
ROSE ANN SPEARS \/ DIANE TEELING
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Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
day of S� aj E�// (�Ei2 , A . D . 2013 .
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