Schaumburg, Rolling Meadows split cost of Golf Road bike path

Schaumburg, Rolling Meadows and the federal government will share the costs of a Golf Road bike path connecting a corporate office park with retailers near Woodfield Mall.

The 0.72-mile path on the north side of Golf Road, from East Ring Road in Rolling Meadows to Roosevelt Boulevard in Schaumburg, comes after the completion last year of a pedestrian sidewalk on Golf.

Officials from both towns say they want to improve Golf Road for safe use by cyclists and pedestrians.

The project, expected to begin in June, also includes new street crossings, traffic signal improvements for crosswalks, and parkway trees. Construction is expected to be complete by fall.

Schaumburg received a federal grant to pay for 80 percent of the costs of construction and construction engineering. Schaumburg is paying 60 percent of the remaining costs, and Rolling Meadows will pay 40 percent. Both towns already have shared the costs to design the bike path.

A recent cost estimate has Schaumburg paying $114,000 and Rolling Meadows paying $76,000 for the project.

Schaumburg's village board and Rolling Meadows' city council each approved cost-sharing agreements Tuesday night, paving the way for the project to move forward. Alderman Brad Judd was the lone "no" vote in Rolling Meadows, arguing the bike path costs too much.

It's the second time in recent weeks that Rolling Meadows has partnered with a neighboring town to build a bike path.

Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights will each pay about $96,000 for a half-mile bike path on the north side of Euclid Avenue, from Rohlwing Road to Salt Creek Lane. Construction is expected to begin in October and be complete by July 2018.