4
5
Strategy 4: Partner with regional leaders in a “call to action” for a
permanent and sustainable funding source to meet the region’s
transportation system maintenance and capacity needs.
Action A: Work with Lake County’s state and federal delegation and participate via
NACo and other national groups on the reauthorization of federal funding
appropriations for State and local transportation projects.
Action B: Work the Illinois General Assembly legislative process, in cooperation
with other entities, to create a performance based distribution of state highway
construction dollars.
Action C: Work with transportation stakeholders and other appropriate
organizations to advocate for a more stable method for funding transportation that
will provide for a reliable local funding stream and a robust state capital
improvement program. Utilize the County’s state legislative lobbyist in this effort.
“Before the Rollins Road Gateway
Project, we had a huge traffic
congestion problem at a major
intersection. Now that the project is
complete, we are not only seeing
traffic move, but we’re also seeing
new businesses move into this area.
As a business owner who travels from
one side of this county to the other, I
look forward to seeing more
investments like this to improve our
future.”
- Casey Torrey, President of the Round
Strategy 5: Work collaboratively with State, regional and local
agencies and County residents to reduce the number of fatal and
serious injury crashes on Lake County roadways.
Action A: Work with the Lake County Sheriff, local law enforcement and other
agencies to develop a safety campaign, with an emphasis on addressing distracted
driving, to reduce fatal and serious injury roadway crash types.
Action B: Increase use of available data to continue to design and build
transportation improvements that enhance safety (i.e. modern roundabouts).
Action C: Create facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists by continuing to implement
Lake County’s Policy on Infrastructure Guidelines for Non-Motorized Travel
Investments.
Action D: Continue to integrate roadway, safety and traffic data management
sources to develop solutions that will improve safety on roadways.
Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
PERFORMANCE METRIC
Traffic Safety: Reduce fatal and serious injury traffic crashes by 5% a year on the Lake County Highway System.
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Goal - Reduce Serious & Fatal
Crashes by 5% each year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Traffic Congestion: Complete 15 miles of highway capacity improvements on the Lake County Highway
System by 2026.
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Needed County Improvement (miles)
Programmed County Improvement (miles)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2020
Five-Year Target (2021):
Highway Improvement Plan
constructs 8.04 miles.
2021
10
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026