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	Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council

Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council Recommends Moving New Lake County Corridor Project Forward

The Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council has approved its final report recommending the Illinois Tollway move forward with an Illinois Route 53/120 Corridor project in Lake County. The group includes local elected officials, transportation and planning agencies and a diverse group of environmental, civic, business and labor representatives. The report will be presented to the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors in June.

Co-chaired by David Stolman, Lake County Board Chair, and George Ranney, President and CEO of Metropolis Strategies, the Advisory Council’s work has focused on answering three primary questions: Is there consensus to move forward? What are the scope, configuration and design elements of a new roadway? And, how should the project be financed? Learn more:

• Watch Video from May 18 Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council meeting

• Read Illinois Tollway News Release

• Visit Tollway Website: Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council

February 2012 Design Workshop

In February, the advisory council held an all day workshop to assist council members in crafting a common vision for the future of the corridor. Members compared various scenarios for how an extension could be designed and considered factors such as access, roadway and intersection design, environmental enhancements, and land use policies for adjacent development.

View videos from workshop:

1.) Watch Workshop Summary (4 minutes)

2.) Watch Introduction/Overview (18 minutes): Presentations by Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur, 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council Co-Chair and County Board Chairman David Stolman, and 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council Co-Chair George Ranney, President and CEO of Metropolis Strategies and Prairie Holdings Corporation

3.) Watch Presentation: The Scenarios (24 minutes)

4.) Watch Presentation: Land Use (12 minutes)

5.) Watch Presentation: Transportation (26 minutes)

6.) Watch Presentation: Environment (30 minutes)

July 15 Capital Planning Forum in Lake County

More than 100 people attended the Illinois Tollway's "Capital Planning Forum" in Lake County on July 15 and shared comments on the future of Route 53 with Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur.

Watch a 90-minute video of the July 15 meeting.

History of Route 53 Extension

• In 2006, elected officials from across Lake County gathered at a Lake County Transportation summit and 61% strongly supported extending Route 53. View results

• In 2009, 76% of Lake County voters said “yes,” they want the Route 53 extension constructed. View results

• In 2011, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) GO TO 2040 plan recommended the extension of Route 53 as one of five major new capital projects across the region, stating that it would have “by far the highest congestion reduction benefits.” Read CMAP’s Major Capital Projects Series -- Central Lake County Corridor