Streetscape Improvement Construction Begins Wednesday In Lockport

LOCKPORT, IL — Construction for the 2021 downtown streetscape project will begin on Wednesday in Lockport. The overall project includes streetscape improvements, roadway resurfacing and sidewalk replacement on State Street between 10th Street and 11th Street and on Ninth Street between State and Hamilton Street, according to the city. The project will connect to sections previously improved in 2019.

The work beginning on Wednesday will include roadway resurfacing, planter box installation, sidewalk removal and replacement, brick paver installation and landscaping improvements on Ninth Street between State and Hamilton streets, the city said.

In September, improvements will then be done on State between 10th and 11th, extending to the southwest and southeast corners of the intersection at 11th. Green parkway will also be installed on the southwest corner of the intersection at State and 11th, according to the city.

The project should be completed this fall, the city said.

The city was awarded funding through the Surface Transportation Program for a portion of the work with 80 percent provided by federal funding, according to a news release. The remaining 20 percent of the STP local match requirement will be offset by a second award through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program in the amount of $1.5 million, the city said. So, the city will be responsible for about 10 percent of the total funding of the project.

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