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Lockport public works updates Route 7 channelization project and trail connections
Summary
Public works director Brian Levering briefed the council on the Route 7 channelization project (now in Stage 1) and ongoing efforts to expand trail connectivity, including the I&M Trail connection at 135th Street and exploratory work on a Lockport Loop Trail to access the Des Plaines River corridor.
Public works director Brian Levering told the Lockport City Council that construction on Illinois Route 7 began this summer and the project has moved from pre-stage utility work and pavement widening into Stage 1. "Today they actually switched over to Stage 1 which will last through the winter," Levering said, describing traffic shifts that keep two-way travel open…
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