Weldon springs state park trail rehabilitation

The Illinois Department of Transportation received a $299,788 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on September 26, 2022 under the Recreational Trails Program. The funding will support engineering services to develop plans to replace two bridges and a stairway on trails at Weldon Springs State Park. It will also cover all construction engineering, materials, and labor costs to remove and replace Bridges 1 and 4 and a stairway. The project aims to rehabilitate recreational trails and trail-related facilities for nonmotorized uses, consistent with the purpose of the Recreational Trails Program. The Illinois Department of Transportation will oversee the project, with contracted labor performing the necessary bridge and trail repairs.

Project description

This project provides funding for engineering services to prepare plans to replace bridge #1 and bridge #4 , and a stairway on the lake trail. The project will also provide funding for all construction engineering, materials, and labor necessary to remove & replace two bridge #1 and bridge #4 and a stairway. The project will be bid through the idnr procurement process and contracted labor will perform needed repairs on the footbridges and trail surfaces