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Oak Park considers spreading bike boulevard build over two years to save roughly $1.5M in 2026
Summary
To trim near-term capital spending and preserve grant eligibility, the finance committee discussed deferring part of the bike boulevard build from 2026 into 2027; staff said design is substantially complete and splitting construction is feasible without sacrificing grant funds.
Village Engineer Bill McKenna told trustees the bike boulevard program is largely designed and that moving some construction from 2026 into 2027 could reduce 2026 capital spending by about $1.5'$1.7 million while preserving Cook County grant funds. He said a $1.5 million FY2026 program would be large enough to realize…
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