Old Town Prairie Trail Update (from Public Works) -This week, crews began the process of building the supports for the new bridge. Site preparation also began for the new rest area by Rt. 31 and Main Street. This area will provide trail user amenities such as picnic tables, pergola, waste receptacles and water fountains.
Next week, crews will continue excavating and forming the foundations for the bridge abutments (abutments are the walls on either side of the roadway the support the bridge structure). Work will also begin on the new pergola structure. Crews will create a level surface and install the foundations and seat walls in the new pergola plaza. These seat walls will match the seat walls currently found on Main Street. All work is weather dependent.
Please note: There are free, public parking lots near the trail, these lots are marked on the detour map below. Please park in these lots and not in the construction zone. Also as an important reminder, during COVID-19 we ask that trail users not stop and congregate on the trail.
We have received several questions about the type of lighting that will be installed along the trail. Please note:
They are small, decorative lamp posts about four feet high and less than two feet wide – not street lights.
Only five bollard light posts will be installed.
The bollard lights will accent the new features adjacent to the bicycle path near Rt 31.
These lights will match the ones placed on Main Street, as seen in the adjacent image.
Construction Detour:
The temporary ramp will route users to La Fox River Drive onto local streets where they can safely reconnect to the Prairie Trail through Towne Park. Please utilize the free, public parking lots indicated on the map.
For more information and detour map, visit the
Old Town project website.
http://oldtownalgonquin.org/old-town-prairie-trail.html
If you have questions, please contact Dan Crosson at 847-823-0500.
