Council was updated that Safe Routes to School right-of-way work is in progress, final engineering is underway, and the village is waiting on a third-party appraiser for school right-of-way. This means the project design and land acquisition steps are active, but no construction contractor or implementation vendor is mentioned yet. As engineering and right-of-way acquisition are completed, the village will likely move toward bidding sidewalk, path, or related safety improvements tied to the Safe Routes to School program.Engineering and construction firms, as well as survey, appraisal, and right-of-way services, can position now by understanding the emerging scope and timelines so they are ready when the project transitions into formal procurement for construction.

The project is at the design, right-of-way, and appraisal stage; likely to proceed to a bid for construction of Safe Routes infrastructure once ready.