# Transportation Committee - Public Meeting, 9-30-26

The McHenry County Transportation Committee’s public meeting on September 30, 2026, included a presentation on the proposed 2027–2031 transportation program. Staff forecast approximately $194.074 million in revenue over five years, primarily from state and county motor fuel tax allocations and RTA sales tax. The program includes 24 new entries, mostly detailed breakdowns of existing work, along with new county bridge projects on Wilmot Road and Chapel Hill Road, county paving, ProjectWise document-management software, and a proposed Vision Zero high-injury-network grant program budgeted at $1 million annually for five years. The grant concept would help municipalities and townships fund safety-project engineering and improvements, potentially with a local match; it has not yet been approved. Staff said the interactive program was available online and that the committee intended to seek 30 days of public review before bringing a resolution for approval in October. No vote adopting the five-year program was recorded; the committee did approve the routine consent agenda, items 5.1–5.8, whose contents were not specified in the transcript.

Members discussed whether transportation and RTA revenues should be used to help address the county’s operating-budget pressures, emphasizing the potential effect on future transportation projects and the need for predictable limits if funds are diverted. Staff cautioned against relying on such transfers as a recurring solution. The discussion also covered the program’s forward-looking format, project encumbrances, and ways to communicate completed or delayed projects. No contract award, vendor selection, or specific procurement approval was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 30, 2026

### Sources
- [Transportation Committee - Public Meeting, 9-30-26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LW56XBq360) - McHenry County Meetings