State allocates $1.25 million for Lake Bluff bridge improvements; ‘People should have safe passage’
Lake Forester
Susan Boyle and her two daughters live in Lake Bluff and enjoy using the bicycle path near Green Bay Road in the northern part of the village.
The problem is getting to that path as the current bridge, constructed in 1954 and used by approximately 9,500 drivers per day, lacks a sidewalk.
Determined to make a change, Boyle contacted Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart about a year ago.
Afterward, Hart sought state funding and that goal was realized in the latest state budget as $1.25 million has been set aside for construction of a new structure for bicycle and pedestrian access, the village announced last week.