Huntley Submits ‘Wish List’ of Road Projects

is in the midst of a major road construction project, the full interchange at Route 47 and Interstate 90, but officials have their eye on other key road projects.

The village is submitting a sort of ‘wish list’ of projects to the McHenry County Council of Mayors for review and ranking to be considered for federal funding.

Projects must meet certain requirements including must be an eligible Federal Aid Urban route, must be funded for the local share which is 20 percent and must be planned for federal fiscal years 2015, 2016 or 2017, according to village staff.

The council was created and authorized by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Policy Committee for the purposes of providing input into the region's transportation policy decision and establishing priorites for road projects, according to its website.

Huntley is seeking federal funding for five proposed projects:

Reed Road

An extension from Talamore west to Coyne Station Road

Local share: $2,140,890

Federal share:  $1,500,000

Total cost: $3,640,890

Kreutzer Road

Resurfacing from eastern village limits to the Union Pacific Railroad

Local share: $163,350

Federal share: $532,400  

Total cost: $695,750

Haligus Road

Resurfacing from Kreutzer Road north to Algonquin Road

Local share: $125,550

Federal share: $409,200

Total cost: $534,750

Main Street

Resurfacing from Church Street to Haligus Road

Local share: $89,100

Federal share: $290,400

Total cost : $379,500

Del Webb Blvd.

Resurfacing from Route 47 west to Hemmer Road

Local share: $259,875

Federal share: $847,000

Total cost: $1,106,875

If the applications are successful, the village will budget for each project in the appropriate fiscal year, staff said.

Huntley trustees voted unanimously to submit the projects to McHenry County Council of Mayors, which will rank all applications received.