Road Work

Road construction will begin this week on Lorraine Road in Wheaton

The DeKalb City Council also authorized an intergovernmental agreement with NIU concerning reconstruction of Lucinda Avenue planned for spring 2025

New Lockport city webpage lists all upcoming construction projects for summer 2024, including planned roadwork.

Bridge open for now but two-month maintenance upgrade expected to start sometime in June

The city of DeKalb has proposed amending its contract with the engineering firm working to widen Peace Road near Fairview Drive and the interstate to account for about $247,398 worth of additional costs, documents show.

This work is anticipated to take approximately six months to complete, weather permitting.

Oswego Public Works Director/Village Engineer Jennifer Hughes said some streets targeted for resurfacing could be removed from the list or selectively patched because of budgetary constraints.

River Road bridge project will shut down traffic up to 15 minutes at 1 a.m. on four nights.

Proposed fee for intermodal transports could generate $38 million a year for local road repairs.

Routine inspections of Des Plaines River bridges start Monday and run through May 17.

Gary Avenue in Wheaton is set to become more pedestrian and bike-friendly as part of an estimated $4.2 million project largely funded by federal dollars.

Rolling lane closures on Interstate 80 in Joliet were implemented Tuesday morning for emergency pothole repairs.

Residents on streets scheduled to be resurfaced will received a letter in the mail from the St. Charles Public Works Department with additional information.

The 16-mile I-80 project through parts of Will County will result in three lanes in each direction instead of the original plan to keep it at two lanes with auxiliary lanes to ease access at interchanges.

The work is expected to be completed by 5 p.m. Friday, May 10. Traffic will be detoured to Route 38, Keslinger and Anderson Roads.