Construction on New Bike Path in Algonquin Could Start This Fall

Construction could start this fall on a bike path along Harper Drive in Algonquin if the village approves funding for the project, the Daily Herald reports.

The Committee of the Whole on Tuesday requested the village appropriate $185,000 in motor fuel tax funds for the proposal, which calls for a path that would run along Harper Drive from Edgewood Drive to Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School, according to the article.

The path would then connect to a trail on Huntigton Drive, which would link up with the Fox River Trail, the newspaper reports.

“It’s a really great project,” said Steve Ludwig, general services superintendent. “It’ll provide a regional connection to our path system, which our intent to network the community together so we have many different ways of transport, whether it be walking, running or driving a car.”

The resolution is expected to be voted on next week.