I would also like to see this updated when mod author has the time. One of my goto mods.
Edit: Think was able to get it working. In info.json, main directory of zip file, change 0.17 to 0.18 on two lines. Pasted new lines below. Save, rezip, and copy to mods folder. Mod zip file is LB-Modular-Chests_0.17.8.zip for the latest version
"factorio_version": "0.18",
"dependencies": ["base >= 0.18"],
Keep backup of original mod prior to modding it.