R2003-127 AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION

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MACON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MACON � � BRUCE H. BIRD� P.E - COUNTY ENGINEER COUNTY H�GHWAY fr 2405 N. W�ODFORD STREET �EPARTMENT DECATUR� �� 62526-47D4 TELEPHONE Z � 7•424• 1 404 July 22, 2003 Mr. Steve Swanson, P.E. Director of Engineering and Infrastructure City of Decatur #1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza - Decatur, IL 62523-1196 RE: Letter of Understanding for Jurisdictional Transfer-Mound Rd. & Baltimore Ave. Steve: This document will serve as a Letter of Understanding between the City of Decatur and the Macon County Highway Department concerning the Jurisdictional Transfer of the following roads: ➢ County Highway 22 (Mound Rd.) from Ill. Rt. 121 to the east curb of Martin Luther King Drive in its entirety. ➢ Baltimore Ave. from just south of Bentonville Road northerly to U.S. 36. Mound Road is to be transferred to the City of Decatur from Macon County. The portions of Baltimore Ave. under the jurisdiction of the City of Decatur will be transferred to Macon County from the City of Decatur. The dates of transfer and particulars of the transfers are as follows: Mound Road. : The western portion of Mound Road from Ill. Rt. 121 to the east curb line of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will be transferred when the required documentation is approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation. It is anticipated that this will occur during the fall of 2003. The intersection of Mound and Lourdes h.as recently had a study completed to determine if traffic signals are warranted. Both the County and the City agree that several warrants have been met and that signals may be warranted for this location. Both parties agree to further study the location to determine if other remedial measures would be better suited for this location at this time. Both parties agree to pursue funding for safety improvements at this location and if funding should become available the monies will be applied to achieve the best- engineered design available for the location. When improvements are made to the location the local share of the project shall be paid on the basis of two-thirds of the expense to be covered by the County and one-third of the expense by the City.