Summary
Division of Transportation Construction Project – Swift Road multi-use path
County Highway : 54 – Swift Road
Short description of work : A multi-use path will be constructed between the Great Western Trail and North Avenue (IL Route 64).
Traffic Control : There will be daily lane closures as needed along Swift Road.
Contract Cost : $466,310.24
Expected Completion Date : Construction is expected to be completed in September, 2014.
Construction Status : The utilities have begun relocating their facilities. Contract work will begin after utility relocation is complete.
Link to IDOT website, Project #63813 on the August 2, 2013 letter.
Trail Map
For a copy of an updated map that illustrates the status of the development of the East Branch DuPage River Greenway Trail, click here.
Regional Trail Development – East Branch DuPage River Greenway Trail
DuPage County Department of Economic Development and Planning and the County Division of Transportation have released an Executive Summary of the East Branch DuPage River Greenway Trail Feasibility Study. The Executive Summary includes a map and overview of the proposed 31-mile bikeway which will originate in Bloomingdale and end in DuPage County at Woodridge.
The goal of the trail is to link the North Central DuPage Regional Trail on the north (just north of Lake Street) with the Illinois Prairie Path, Great Western Trail, and the future Southern DuPage County Regional Trail to the south (at Hobson Road).
This trail, using a combination of off-road and on-road bikeways, will tie together the 10 forest preserves including Spring Creek Reservoir (Lake Street), Swift Prairie, East Branch, Churchill Woods, Hidden Lake, and Green Valley. The trail will provide easy access to over 420,000 residents in central DuPage County, 29 local parks. 18 schools including College of DuPage and Benedictine College, and other destinations like Morton Arboretum. Last but not least, the trail provides non-motorized access to employment centers, downtown areas, train stations, and other commute destinations.
Communities with easy access to this new trail will include Bloomingdale, Addison, Glendale Heights, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Wheaton, Lisle, Woodridge, and Bolingbrook.
This is a multi-jurisdictional project being implemented by affected communities, park districts, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, and the DuPage County Division of Transportation.