Open house on Aurora's Edgelawn bikeway project

Aurora residents interested in the Edgelawn Drive Bikeway project are invited to an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at city hall, 44 E. Downer Place.

The proposed project will connect the existing Indian Trail path at its northern end to the Virgil Gilman Trail at its southern end using an on-street bikeway system.

The on-street path will extend to West Aurora High School via Prairie Street, LeGrande Boulevard, Garfield Avenue and Gladstone Avenue. It will end at the intersection of Gladstone and Galena Boulevard to provide safe crossing for bicyclists and pedestrians.

The on-street bikeway system will include striping for 5-foot wide bike lanes and adding sharrows, or shared lane markings, along Edgelawn Drive.

Additionally, the plan calls for reducing the existing four lanes on Edgelawn to two lanes from Illinois Avenue to Kenilworth Place and widening road shoulders on Edgelawn south of Kenilworth to accommodate the bike lanes, adding signage and an enhanced street crossing.

During the open house, city staff members will be available to answer questions and take comments. For details, call (630) 256-3200 or visit www.aurora-il.org.