For the second year in a row, the village of Bradley is trying to build a bike path on Illinois Route 50.
The proposed path would stretch from Larry Power Road to North Street — a route the includes Northfield Square mall, the Interstate 57 underpass and businesses like Panera Bread, Target and Starbucks. It would also pass the four-way stop at Armour Road, the busiest intersection in Kankakee County.
But Bradley won't build the bike path without financial help. The village agreed again this week to apply for an Illinois Department of Transportation grant that would cover 80 percent of the cost of the $1 million project.
Last year, the village applied for the same grant but was denied.
"Our vision is to make Bradley very convenient to move around," said Lori Gadbois, chairwoman of Bradley's public works and parks committee.
Bradley's bike path wouldn't be the state's first bike path to run parallel to a major highway.
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