The Village of Fox Lake engaged Trotter and Associates, Inc. to design and construct a new roadway for the Lakefront Park redevelopment initiative. Valued at approximately $1.4 million, this undertaking will serve as the primary means of access for the residents and businesses along Nippersink Road, adjacent to Lakefront Park. The project also includes new water main improvements installed to bring municipal water to the residents and businesses and updates to the stormwater utilities within the area. Construction began in June 2023, and the roadway opened to the public in November, achieving Substantial Completion. The project has reached Final Completion, with the overall cost being about $20,000 under budget.

The City of McHenry elected to take significant steps towards improving the local city streets through a road resurfacing program that will continue through the upcoming years. McHenry utilized an independent 3 rd party firm to create a report analyzing the condition of the local city streets for a systematic approach to providing value to the community. This report identified for selection the streets rated the lowest in overall condition. The City made selections based on a dedicated funding amount with the express goal of resurfacing as many roads as possible. The 2022 Road Program included milling of existing bituminous surfaces, preparation and re-grading of the existing roadway bases, adjustment of utility structures, placement of hot-mix asphalt binder and surface courses and the restoration of disturbed areas. The Project incorporated 28 individual streets totaling approximately 7.7 miles of local city streets. The City requested Trotter and Associated Inc. to provide construction engineering services for the Project. TAI staff provided Project oversite during construction including the Contractor’s daily progress and Work in accordance with IDOT documentation policies and procedures, ensuring the Contractor performed all Work conforming to the Contract Documents, Project coordination between the Public Works Department and the Contractor, documenting construction progress for periodic reporting and quantifying Work performed for periodic payments to the Contractor.

US Route 20 is a two-lane rural highway through Northeastern Illinois that curves through the Pingree Grove town center area on a...