Trail, road and parking upgrades planned at Northwest suburban forest preserves

Trails and access roads at several Northwest suburban sites in the Forest Preserves of Cook County will receive trail and access road improvements in the next two years, officials announced.

The access road and parking upgrades include: 165 Algonquin Road near Barrington Hills - $570,000 for design and improvements; Campground Road Woods near Des Plaines - $264,450 for design and improvements; Northwestern Woods near Des Plaines - $214,800 for design and improvements; Axehead Lake near Des Plaines - $343,600 for improvements; Busse Lake Boating Center No. 17 near Elk Grove Village - $399,800 for improvements; and Ned Brown Meadow near Elk Grove Village - $945,000 for design and improvements.

Planned trail improvements include: Deer Grove No. 1 to cul-de-sac near Palatine - $13,300 for design; Paul Douglas Trail near Hoffman Estates - $250,000 for improvements.

In all, more than 55 preserves will receive upgrades through a $25 million intergovernmental agreement between the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways and forest preserve district.