The Longmeadow Parkway Fox River Bridge Corridor is a proposed four-lane Fox River Bridge crossing and four-lane arterial roadway corridor with a median, approximately 5.6 miles in length, to alleviate traffic congestion in northern Kane County. The proposed road passes through portions of the Villages of Algonquin, Carpentersville and Barrington Hills, as well as unincorporated areas of Kane County. The western terminus is at Huntley Road west of Randall Road, approximately 1,300 feet northwest of the Huntley/Boyer intersection. From Huntley Road to the Fox River, the corridor primarily traverses mostly undeveloped properties or new subdivisions; these subdivisions were developed with a dedicated right-of-way to accommodate the proposed corridor. After crossing the river, the corridor parallels existing Bolz Road, to the eastern project terminus at Illinois Route 62.

The project was earmarked $4 million in federal funds for right-of-way acquisition and engineering in the Federal SAFETEA-LU Transportation Bill in August, 2005, and has an estimated total cost of $117 million for the remaining phases.

Current Status

• Phase I Engineering - County Board approved funding on November 10, 2009
  Work remains to complete the Phase I Engineering for the corridor (including tolling elements). The County Board approved an amended Phase I Engineering agreement and the funding needed to obtain design approval from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Once IDOT approves these agreements, we anticipate the remainder of Phase I Engineering to take approximately six to nine months to complete.
• Land Acquisition - County Board approved additional funding on December 8, 2009 Land Acquisition for various parcels within the corridor continues. The County Board recently approved an amended Federal funding agreement which provides over $9 million for land acquisition.
• Federal Coordination Meeting - March 9, 2010 County staff successfully met with IDOT and FHWA staff at this meeting resolving various Phase I Engineering issues and updating the new Federal staff on the current status of engineering.

Longmeadow Parkway Task Force

The proposed Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor is envisioned as a regional roadway stretching from Huntley Road to Illinois Route 62 with a new bridge over the Fox River. The project received $4 million in the Federal Transportation Bill (SAFETEA-LU), however with an estimated total project cost of $117 million, many project elements remain unfunded. With limited options to address the funding shortfall, eleven local governments in the Upper Fox Valley region passed resolutions requesting that Kane County consider funding the bridge through a user fee (toll funding). Based upon this request, the Kane County Board agreed to establish a Longmeadow Parkway Toll Bridge Task Force. The 16-member Task Force is charged with coordinating the required activities needed before the County Board can make an informed decision on the toll facility request.

Meeting Agendas

June 23, 2010
January 15, 2009
August 14, 2008
November 15, 2007
October 25, 2007
 

Approved Meeting Minutes

January 15, 2009
August 14, 2008
November 15, 2007
October 25, 2007

Other Documents

Technical Memorandum to FHWA for Longmeadow Parkway (Nov 2009)
June 2010 Presentation to Task Force
Longmeadow Parkway Status Report (June 2010)
Longmeadow Parkway Traffic Projections and Financial Feasibility Study - Final Report of Findings
FHWA Determination - No Supplemental EIS Required (Nov 2009)
Public Hearing Informational Brochure
Longmeadow Parkway Public Hearing Presentation of March 26, 2009
January 2009 Presentation to Task Force
August 2008 Progress Report
July 2008 Progress Report
June 2008 Progress Report
07-25-07 Presentation to the Kane County COW