McHenry County Government: Randall Road Project Awarded $8 Million In Federal Omnibus Bill

Press release from the McHenry County Government:

03/14/2022 1:04 PM

WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation has secured $8 million in federal funding for the second phase of the Randall Road improvement project.

The funding, part of the FY22 federal appropriations bill by US Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, will help fund improvements to Randall Road from Alexandra Boulevard, in Crystal Lake, to Polaris Drive and Acorn Lane, in Lake in the Hills. Work finished last year on the first phase of the project, which widened Randall Road between Lake in the Hills and Algonquin.

“The second phase of our plan to widen and improve Randall Road, one of McHenry County’s most vital transportation and economic corridors, just got an $8 million boost as our nation and state continue to pursue historic investments in our transportation infrastructure,” McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler, R-Crystal Lake, said. “We’d like to thank Senators Duckworth and Durbin for working so hard to move our funding request forward.”

The appropriations bill now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

Work finished last August on the first phase of the Randall Road project, which added lanes, improved flow at the intersection of Randall and Algonquin roads, added two new signalized intersections, and added pedestrian and bicycle amenities, including a pedestrian underpass and paved walkways. Last month, MCDOT was awarded an Illinois Engineering Excellence Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois for the first phase of the Randall Road project.

Construction on the second phase is scheduled to begin in 2024. You can learn more about the project at www.randallroad.info, and you can follow the Division of Transportation on Facebook at www.facebook.com/McHenryCountyDOT to stay abreast of construction projects on county highways.

The MCDOT has started work on McHenry County Moves 2050, a long-range transportation plan to examine the ways that people and goods move in our area, and develop solutions that will make it easier for everyone, and everything, to get where they need to go. Visit www.mchenrycountymoves2050.com to learn more about it

This press release was produced by the McHenry County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.