Kirk Road in Batavia to close this weekend for railroad repairs

November 15, 2024 at 1:13 pm CST

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, but other closures will remain over the holiday weekend. — Kirk Road in Batavia will be closed in both directions between Wilson Street and Hubbard Avenue for railroad track repairs from 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15 through Tuesday morning, Nov. 19. (Provided by Illinois Department of Transportation)

Batavia motorists should expect significant traffic impacts this weekend as Kirk Road will be closed for BNSF Railroad track repairs.

Kirk Road will be closed in both directions between Wilson Street and Hubbard Avenue from 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15 through Monday afternoon, Nov. 18.

Kirk Road in Batavia will be closed in both directions between Wilson Street and Hubbard Avenue from 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15 through Monday afternoon, Nov. 18. (Provided by the )

Motorists traveling south will be detoured east on Fabyan Parkway to Roosevelt Road and continue east to Route 59, then head south to Butterfield Road and head west back to Kirk Road. Nothbound traffic will take the same route in reverse.

Kirk Road between Fabyan Parkway and Butterfield Road will be open to local traffic only to Wilson Street from the south and to Hubbard Avenue from the north.