McHenry County DOT launches public-facing five-year program database and interactive map

DOT planning staff demonstrated a newly launched public-facing five-year program database and interactive map that lists roughly 90 projects and provides project-level funding, schedule and phasing information. The tool includes an interactive map to locate projects, a downloadable report feature, and a project history view that will track cost changes and phasing over time.

"Anyone who logs on to, excuse me, just connects to this website will be greeted with our welcome page here, and it'll give us some general information on how to navigate the website," Drew, the planning transportation manager, told the committee and said the database will remain a supplement to the annual adoption packet rather than fully replacing it. Staff said quarterly updates will capture evolving costs and schedule adjustments and that the county will provide attachments for presentations on the meeting portal to increase transparency.