Naperville Moves Forward With Pedestrian Options for Washington Street Bridge

The Naperville City Council last week approved a contract with a firm to complete the engineering work for proposed pedestrian accommodations for south Washington Street over the west branch of the DuPage River, according city council documents.

The city has awarded a bid for $135,390.60 to Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc., which is based in Springfield but has offices throughout the suburbs, to complete the engineering work.  The city received 22 total bids for the project. 

The current bridge does not have pedestrian walkways. The proposal calls for adding pedestrian accommodations to the South Washington Street bridge over the West Branch of the DuPage River just north of Naper Boulevard. 

A feasibility study completed last May determined that widening the existing roadway bridge to include sidewalks on both sides is the preferred alternative for providing pedestrian accommodations, according to the city of Naperville website.

• READ MORE: Washington Street Pedestrian Bridge Feasibility Study Report 

The city has secured federal  funding for the construction phase of the proposed project. The total cost of the project is expected to be between $750,000 to $1.5 million, according to city documents. 

View the full March 18 city council meeting in the video above. 

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