Plans Continue For Stephen Street Trail Connection Bridge Project

LEMONT, IL — The Stephen Street trail connection bridge project continues to move forward, after the Lemont Village Board approved a funding commitment at its Monday meeting.

The Village has been pursuing this trail connection for several years, and was awarded an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant for $2 million in June 2021, according to Board documents.

Phase 1 engineering for the project was approved in May. The Board has now approved additional local funding of $44,195 for phase two engineering; the remainder of the engineering costs will be paid by the grant.

An engineering agreement has already been previously approved with Terra.

Phase two engineering would not begin this budget year, since IDOT will take at least four months to review this step in the process, according to Board documents.