5769 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT STATE OF ILLINOIS - CITY OF DECATUR EXIT RAMP - FRANKLIN STREET TO NORTHBOUND ROUTE 51

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w �l �.. � ' . � STATE OP' ILLINOtB ��+o DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WtL.L1AM F. CELLINI. �gECRHTARY DIV1810N OF HIGHWAYS RICHARD H. GOLTERMAN � CXJEF H16HWAY [NGINlBR OFFICE OF DISTRICT ENGINEER IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE STATB N16HWAY BUILDING REFER TO FILE: PARIS 81'9�44 February 2, 1973 TOPICS Joi�t Improvement Agreement FAP Route 2 Sect ion 48X-2-i T-5169(5) Decatur Macon County Rama L between South Shore Drive and FAP Route 2 The Honorable James H. Rupp Mayor, City of Decatur Municipal Building Decatur, Illinois 62523 Dear Honorable Rupp: The State of Illinois, acting by and through its Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the City of Decatur, in order to insure the f ree flow of traffic and to insure the safety of the motor- ing public, proposes to improve Ramp L between South Shore Drive and FAP Route 2 in Decatur, by widening the existing ramp f rom 16 ft. to 24 ft., and the necessary modification of signals. In order to advance this improvement which is desired by the City and which will be immediately beneficial to the residents thereof, it is necessary that the City and State agree as to the responsibilities of each party. This letter and the acceptance thereof by the City shall constitute such an agreement. TMese responsibilities are as fol lows: 1. The State agrees to make the surveys, prepare plans and specifications� receive bids and award the contract, fur- nish engineering inspection during construction, and cause the improvement to be built in accordance with the plans, specifications, and contract and to pay all costs incident thereto. No additional rightrof-way acquisition is required. 2. Upon completion of the improvement and so long as the route is used as a State Highway, the State agrees to maintain, or cause to be maintained, the entire improve- ment except traffic signals.