Stephenson County approves local-funded grant for Cedarville Road project
February 13, 2026 | Stephenson County, Illinois
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Stephenson County officials voted to accept a local-funded grant for the Cedarville Road project after staff said the award covers construction costs but the county included a contingency dollar value in case of overruns.
Speaker 3 introduced the item as “one of the grants we got for local funded funding is 100% funding, but we have put a dollar value in there in case it it goes over budget,” and said the county will cover any excess as needed. During discussion staff said the project will include roadway segments but that intersection improvements — including a planned roundabout — currently lack construction funding.
Speaker 3 said the county had applied for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds for the roundabout and was rejected, and that staff plans to reapply next year: “We submitted HSIP funds for the roundabout, got rejected. So I'm gonna reapply next year for HSIP funds for it.” The board took a voice vote and approved the motion to accept HD 2603.
The vote was conducted by voice; no named roll-call tally appears in the transcript. The county will move forward with the funded portions of the Cedarville Road contract while pursuing additional funding sources for the intersection work.
Next steps: staff will finalize paperwork with IDOT as required and proceed with letting once IDOT approvals are complete.
Speaker 3 introduced the item as “one of the grants we got for local funded funding is 100% funding, but we have put a dollar value in there in case it it goes over budget,” and said the county will cover any excess as needed. During discussion staff said the project will include roadway segments but that intersection improvements — including a planned roundabout — currently lack construction funding.
Speaker 3 said the county had applied for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds for the roundabout and was rejected, and that staff plans to reapply next year: “We submitted HSIP funds for the roundabout, got rejected. So I'm gonna reapply next year for HSIP funds for it.” The board took a voice vote and approved the motion to accept HD 2603.
The vote was conducted by voice; no named roll-call tally appears in the transcript. The county will move forward with the funded portions of the Cedarville Road contract while pursuing additional funding sources for the intersection work.
Next steps: staff will finalize paperwork with IDOT as required and proceed with letting once IDOT approvals are complete.
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