Bike Lanes, New Sidewalks, Resurfacing Coming To 135th Street

ROMEOVILLE, IL — 135th Street in Romeoville is about to become more pedestrian- and bike-friendly, village officials said Tuesday.

The project, from east of Weber Road to west of the Romeo Plaza Shopping Center, will feature improvements for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. The road will be resurfaced, and a new dedicated turn lane will be built down the center to make way for safer turns into adjacent neighborhoods and businesses without slowing traffic.

A bike lane will be added in each direction, and sidewalks, curbs and gutters will also be removed and replaced.

"135th Street is an important east-west road that will now be much safer to travel both for vehicles and pedestrian traffic," Mayor John Noak said in a statement.

The thoroughfare will remain open during construction, which is expected to begin in mid-April. Decorative lighting is slated to be added around late summer, and additional landscaping will be planted between late fall to early spring 2025.

Work will also occur underneath 135th Street. A water main will be replaced between the post office to the Romeo Plaza Shopping Center, Patch reported. The project led to the closure of the south lane of 135th Street, which should be reopened by the end of April.

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"Once completed, these two projects will create a refreshed, safer, and more connected 135th Street while also enhancing the water infrastructure," officials said in a news release.