State hands out millions for bike, pedestrian trails and bridges in suburbs and beyond

Multiple suburbs will receive grants for projects to encourage residents to use alternates to cars, the Illinois Department of Transportation annou...

April 8, 2023
3:38 AM

Multiple suburbs will receive grants for projects to encourage residents to use alternates to cars, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday. For Crystal Lake, Roselle, Mount Prospect and Schaumburg that amounts to $3 million each for trails or bridges over busy streets. Statewide, about $128 million was dispensed to communities as part of the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, the largest ever Gov. J.B. Pritzker noted at an event in Englewood. Funding will "improve the quality of life of people who live in our neighborhoods," and "build better and safer bike routes and walking paths and trails and other local travel options," Pritzker said.

Marni Pyke