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Projects in Oak Brook, Illinois

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Oak Brook is $21,209,838

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
North York/Harger road rebuilding Oak Brook IL 80 $5,200,000 Streets/Roads -24
West 22nd Street Lighting Oak Brook IL 10 $1,700,000 Streets/Roads -14
Miscellaneous roadway maintenance projects Oak Brook IL 80 $1,700,000 Streets/Roads -11
Jorie Road Road reconstruction Oak Brook IL 40 $1,300,000 Streets/Roads -10
Traffic Cameras to allow better traffic flow and reduce congestion, save fuel Oak Brook IL 5 $200,000 Streets/Roads -35
New ground storage tanks Oak Brook IL 25 $5,105,000 Water -11
West 22nd St. watermain replacement project Oak Brook IL 15 $2,000,000 Water -2
1-88@22nd St Water main replacement Oak Brook IL 10 $655,000 Water 0
35th St. Watermain project Oak Brook IL 10 $600,000 Water -1
1-88@rt. 83 Water main replacement Oak Brook IL 10 $272,000 Water -2
Replace public works roof with a green alternative Oak Brook IL 3 $290,419 Energy -25
Emergency Operations Command Center-addition to library Oak Brook IL 7 $1,280,000 Public Safety -24
Add 3 new full-time officers, 3 community services officers, 1 CSO supervisor Oak Brook IL 7 $425,000 Public Safety -18
Unified Interoperable Communications and Alert/Notification System Oak Brook IL 3 $128,619 Public Safety -7
Emergency Siren System Upgrade Oak Brook IL 2 $53,800 Public Safety -3
Purchases busses to take Oak Brook employees from nearby train stations to Oak Brook to reduce traffic congestions/save fuel Oak Brook IL 5 $300,000 Transit -36