Godfrey Approves Shared Use Path Concept Study

Village of Godfrey Board of Trustees

GODFREY – Godfrey trustees agreed to move forward with a study to possibly build a new shared use path.

At their May 19, 2026 meeting, Village Board members unanimously approved up to $9,900 for Oates Associates to perform a concept plan study for a potential shared use path near the F.E. Widman Trail.

As previously reported on Riverbender.com, the proposed path would branch off from the F.E. Widman Trail at Rocky Fork Road, then run south along Boy Scout Lane before turning west along West Delmar Avenue and routing back to the F.E. Widman Trail at LaVista Park.

Village Engineer Rich Beran said the site was identified for a possible future bike path in the village’s 2017 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. He also stated in a memo to trustees that the proposed shared use path would mark an eastward expansion of Godfrey’s existing trail system to improve connectivity to the subdivisions of River Aire, Arrow Wood, and D’Adrian Gardens.

Beran also said the concept plan study will include an estimate of project costs, which the village will include as part of its application for Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant funds. Applications for the next round of ITEP grants are due in October of 2026 and will be awarded in 2027.

With the Village Board’s recent approval, Oates Associates is set to immediately begin work on the Concept Plan Study under the terms of the agreement. More details are available in this related story on Riverbender.com.

A full recording of the May 19, 2026 Village Board meeting is available at the top of this story or on Riverbender.com/video.

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