$1 million is requested to help fund the Rakow Road widening project in Crystal Lake and Lake in the Hills, which impacts tens of thousands of motorists every day. This is a major traffic congestion relief project that will go to construction in the Spring of 2010. McHenry County is one of the most congested areas of the country and federal funding is greatly needed to support this important road project that helps not only McHenry County, but the entire region.

Recipient of the funding will be the County of McHenry, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098. Contact is County Administrator Peter Austin.