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L ong me a dow Pa rkwa y F ox Rive r Bridg e Corridor Public He ar ing – T olling Alte r native Randall Oaks Mar c h 26, 2009 Pur pose of the Public He ar ing � T o obtain public c omme nt r e gar ding pote ntial e nvir onme ntal issue s as a r e sult of ope r ating a toll fac ility loc ate d on the L ongme adow Par kway Br idge Cor r idor � Pr ovide an update on L ongme adow Par kway Br idge Cor r idor ac tivitie s Slide 2 of 33

Pr oje c t Histor y � 1990 - F ox Rive r Bridge Advisory Committe e forme d to c ompre he nsive ly study ove r twe nty (20) pote ntia l ne w bridg e c rossing s of the F ox Rive r � 1991 - IST E A (F e de ra l T ra nsporta tion Bill) funde d bridg e study to e va lua te the pote ntia l F ox Rive r bridg e c rossing s; nine (9) we re se le c te d to be e va lua te d by c omple ting a n E nvironme nta l Impa c t Sta te me nt (E IS) � 2002 - E IS re sulte d in thre e (3) ne w F ox Rive r Bridg e Corridor s � L ongme adow Par kway, Ste ar ns and IL 56/ Oak r e c e ive d appr oval fr om F e de r al Highway Administr ation (F HWA) � F HWA’s R e c or d of De c ision c onc lude d that the se 3 be st addr e sse d the pur pose and ne e d, pose d the le ast impac ts to the natur al and human e nvir onme nt, and we r e e ligible for F e de r al Hig hwa y funding Slide 3 of 33 Pr oje c t Pr oposal De sc r iption � Br idg e c r ossing of F ox Rive r � Cor r idor ~ 5.6 mile s in le ng th fr om Huntle y Roa d to IL 62 Slide 4 of 33

oje c t L oc a tion Pr � � � � � � 31 31 Randall Rd Algonquin Rd Randall Rd Algonquin Rd � � 62 � � � 62 � Longmeadow Parkway Huntley Rd Longmeadow Parkway Huntley Rd � � � 25 � 25 � � 31 � � 31 � � � � � 68 � 68 � � 72 � � 72 � � � � Slide 5 of 33 Pr oje c t Status � Initial c or r idor studie s and E IS c omple te d for a c ost of ~$4.7 million � Kane County finalizing Phase I E ngine e r ing � De sign appr oval e xpe c te d in late 2009 � Aquir ing Right- of- way (ROW) with a foc us on ac quisitions be twe e n e xisting L ongme adow Par kway and IL 25 Slide 6 of 33

Pr oje c t Pur pose � T o e nha nc e the Uppe r F ox Va lle y tr a nspor ta tion ne twor k by r e duc ing c ong e stion a nd providing a lte rna tive a nd more dire c t route s to se rve e xisting la nd use throug h e ffic ie nt a c c e ss to c e ntra l busine ss distric ts, e mployme nt a nd c omme rc ia l c e nte rs Slide 7 of 33 Pr oje c t Ne e d � No ne w F ox Rive r br idge s in Uppe r F ox Valle y sinc e the I-90 tollway e xte nsion in 1950’s � Population on the we st side of the F ox Rive r has inc r e ase d te n fold sinc e the 1980’s � Population inc r e ase c ontinue s to c onge st the only thr e e r e gional br idge c r ossings ove r the F ox Rive r : I-90, IL 72, and IL 62 � Car pe nte r sville Main Str e e t br idge c ar r ie s r e gional tr affic thr ough ne ighbor hoods with impac ts on the e ast side of the F ox Rive r Slide 8 of 33

If F unding was Available If funding was available , it is e stimate d that the br idge cor r idor could be ope n to tr affic in appr oximate ly 4 ye ar s. Slide 9 of 33 F unding Ne e ds � Re ma ining unfunde d ite ms: Pha se II E ng ., ROW, Construc tion a nd Construc tion E ng . � T ra nsporta tion funding is ve ry limite d a nd c ompe titive � Due to the limite d a va ila bility of F e de ra l, Sta te a nd L oc a l funds, toll bridg e fa c ilitie s a re be c oming a me a ns to build ne w bridg e s Slide 10 of 33

Pr oje c t F unding Status � ~$7.5 million ha s be e n spe nt to da te for tra ffic studie s, e nvironme nta l studie s a nd e ng ine e ring � ~$9 million in la nd a c quisition (ROW) unde rwa y � All e xisting fe de ra l funds will be e xha uste d in 2010 � Additiona l funding will be c ruc ia l to move forwa rd Slide 11 of 33 F unding Challe nge � L imite d funding sourc e s a re a va ila ble to c onstruc t bridg e s of the size a nd c omple xity ne e de d to c r oss the F ox Rive r � At a c ost of $66 million or more , c onstruc ting a bridg e in the Uppe r F ox Va lle y will re quire sig nific a nt F e de ra l, Sta te a nd loc a l funds � Howe ve r, F e de ra l a nd Sta te funding of this ma g nitude is g e ne ra lly not a va ila ble � T oll Bridg e s, in c ombina tion with F e de ra l a nd Sta te funding , a re a possible loc a l solution for funding F ox Rive r bridg e s Slide 12 of 33

E nabling L e gislation 605 ILCS 5/ Illinois Highway Code - County Toll Bridges: Authorize s, a mong othe r thing s, c ountie s to c onstruc t, re pa ir, ma inta in, a nd ope ra te a toll bridge or bridg e s ove r a nd a c ross a ny na vig a ble or non- na vig a ble stre a m within suc h c ounty, inc luding the a pproa c he s to a ny suc h bridg e a nd a ll ne c e ssa ry e le va te d struc ture s to e limina te inte rse c tion a t g ra de with a ny stre e ts, tunne ls, public roa ds, thoroug hfa re s, hig hwa ys, ra ilroa ds, or stre e t ra ilroa ds. Authorize s to issue re ve nue bonds for purpose of a c quiring or c onstruc ting a ny toll bridg e ove r or a c ross a ny na vig a ble or non- na vig a ble stre am within or on the bounda rie s of the County. Slide 13 of 33 Community Suppor t � Munic ipalitie s in the Uppe r F ox Valle y r e gion have suppor te d the L ongme adow Par kway br idge c or r idor dur ing the past de c ade by c oope r ative planning, ac quir ing r ight-of-way, and c onstr uc ting se gme nts of the c or r idor � Mor e r e c e ntly, the se loc al gove r nme nts have aske d the County of Kane to e valuate the statutor y author ity to issue toll r e ve nue bonds in or de r to fund the c onstr uc tion of this br idge in a time ly manne r Slide 14 of 33

Community Suppor t � T he following loc al gove r nme nts have passe d r e solutions r e que sting the County of Kane c onside r a toll br idge as a funding option for the L ongme adow Par kway Br idge Cor r idor ove r the F ox Rive r : Villa g e of Alg onquin Villa g e of Huntle y Villa g e of Ba rring ton Hills Villa g e of L a ke in the Hills Villa g e of Ca rpe nte rsville Villa g e of Sle e py Hollow Villa g e of E a st Dunde e Villa g e of We st Dunde e Villa g e of Gilbe r ts Mc He nr y County Village of Hampshir e Slide 15 of 33 Pr e vious Public Input � A public infor mational me e ting was he ld on May 24, 2007 for the pur pose of r e c e iving public c omme nt r e gar ding the toll funding c onc e pt for the br idge � T he vast major ity of the c omme nts r e c e ive d e nc our age d the suppor t and ne e d for the br idge c or r idor , and e nc our age d public offic ials to addr e ss tr affic de mands and c onge stion � T he use r fe e syste m (ie . T olls) also pr ovide s a funding me c hanism for those r e side nts who r e side outside of Kane County to he lp pay for the br idge Slide 16 of 33

F e asibility Study � County c onduc te d a F e a sibility Study (c urre ntly in dra ft form) to de te rmine the pote ntia l of toll fina nc ing � Additiona l informa tion on dra ft F e a sibility Study: www.c o.ka ne .il.us/ dot/ F ox_Rive r_Bridg e s/ long me a dowtf.a sp � T he Dra ft F e a sibility Study will be fina lize d a fte r the Public He a ring Slide 17 of 33 Ove r vie w of F e asibility Study � Data Colle c tion � Cor r idor Gr owth Analysis � T r ave l De mand Mode ling � T r affic and Re ve nue Analysis � T oll Colle c tion Syste m/ Ope r ations Analysis � Capital and Ope r ating Cost E stimate s � Pr e liminar y F inanc ing Plan Slide 18 of 33

T oll Colle c tion Me thods – 2 Options � I- PASS / Vide o T olling (Re c omme nde d) � T oll c olle c te d pr imar ily thr ough the use of I- PASS � Options a va ila ble for vide o tolling for use rs without I- PASS � I- PASS / Cash � T oll c olle c te d pr imar ily thr ough the use of I- PASS � Cash c olle c tion for use r s without I- PASS Slide 19 of 33 Propose d T oll Colle c tion Syste m Exhibit depicts proposed all-electronic toll collection system. Initial construction of a 2-lane cross-section is recommended based upon traffic projections. Slide 20 of 33