| Tollway bike project closer to reality
The dream of building a bicycle trail to run nearly the length of the Interstate 355 south extension now has some money behind it. The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation announced that Roll the Tollway, the bike ride to kick off I-355's opening in November, raised $107,243. "The crazy idea that was thrown around of people riding on the tollway before it officially opened wasn't just a crazy idea," Rob Sadowsky, the federation's executive director, said. Local bicycle clubs, including the south suburban Folks on Spokes and the Blue Island Bicycle Club, will receive about $38,000 from the fundraiser for events and advocacy campaigns. But the bulk of the funds raised -- almost $70,000 -- will go toward construction of a 10.5-mile trail along the eastern edge of I-355. The project is estimated to cost $7 million.
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