DOT 2018 - 2023 Proposed Highway Improvement Program | Page 10

Lake County Division of Transportation Capital Programming portation Plan and a 5-year County Highway Improvement Program. The 5 year program covers the time period from December 1, 2018 to System Modernization Projects (TCAS, Syncro) November 30, 2023, and is prepared 6 months in advance of the start System Preservation Projects (Argus) of the county’s next fi scal year. Therefore, this program document also System Expansion Projects includes the approved budget for the current fi scal year of the county, (2040 Plan, Paratransit Plan) County Engineer fi scal year 2018 (12/1/2017 to 11/30/2018) as a sixth year (i.e. the an- nual program). Public Works and Transportation Committee Lake County Board Local Taxes State Revenue Program Development IDOT CMAP Municipalities Townships Public Land Use Changes The county highway system is a 300-mile network of major collec- tor arterial highways and more than 60 miles of bike facilities in Lake County, operated by the Lake County Division of Transportation. These Projects Already Under Construction Annual Program Annual Budget 5 Year Program 20 Year Plan highways are marked by pentagonal blue and gold Lake County route markers and the bike paths by the route identifi cation sign incorporat- ing the Lake County logo. The front of this section includes maps of the county highway system and bike facilities. Daily travel on the system is more than 3.5 million vehicle miles on 889 lane miles. This document also provides background on how projects are included in the highway improvement program. Interrelation with Budget Development By law, prior to July 1 of each year the 5-Year Highway Improvement Program is prepared by the County Engineer. The annual program for the subsequent fi scal year of the county (e.g. starting 12/1/2018) is developed based upon an estimate from the county administrator’s offi ce of the tax revenues to be allocated by the county board in the 2 • 2018 - 2023 Proposed Highway Improvement Program Many of the larger projects incorporate an extensive public involvement process