The work is being overseen by CSX Railroad and is expected to begin 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to IDOT.

The Will County sheriff's deputies also recorded 44 traffic arrests and 11 criminal arrests during the campaign.

The largest multi-year program to build and repair infrastructure in state history will invest $50.6 billion over six years.

The bridge carrying Wabena Road over Interstate 80 in Minooka will be closed starting Monday, weather permitting, according to an announcement from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that construction on two Illinois 84 bridges in Whiteside County will begin Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. The project will clean and paint the bridges.

Woodstock has received $10 million from the state to offset its costs for widening Route 47.

Yorkville took another step forward before groundbreaking on its transformative $4. 3 million downtown revitalization project. A music stage, an events plaza, and renovated businesses and walkways are all part of the vision for a rejuvenated downtown district.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that U.S. 6 and 34 at the BNSF railroad crossing in Wyanet will be closed for repairs beginning Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.

The ramp is scheduled to open by 10 a.m. Saturday, weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

Huntley will no longer have a stop on the planned Chicago-to-Rockford passenger rail line because the city has backed out.

The road projects are scheduled to take place over five years, beginning in 2026 or 2027 in Crest Hill, Joliet, Oswego, Plainfield, and Romeoville.

The $23 million Cass Street bridge project includes replacing sections of steel deck.

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The award builds on Dixon’s earlier success in securing a $13 million federal grant for the project. Rising construction costs in recent years created a funding gap, but the new state grant ensures Project Rock can now move forward without delay, city officials said.

The project has included reconstruction of Richards Street between Colburn and Fifth avenues, new noise barrier walls, and rehabilitation of the bridge over Hickory Creek, IDOT said.

The ramp was closed for emergency repairs expected to take a week, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Monday.

A posted detour will direct traffic to Scott, Ruby and Broadway streets, along with Theodore Street and Plainfield Road.

The bridge over the Des Plaines River closed in early July for the installation of a new aerial cable and control system, along with electrical and mechanical repairs.

To prepare for the reopening, lane closures will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday on eastbound I-80 between Houbolt Road and Larkin Avenue.

This is the second time the Illinois Department of Transportation has delayed the reopening of the Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet.

The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 3:30 p.m. Monday reporting a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 30 at I-88 mile marker 44’s westbound on-ramp.

The Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet is now set to reopen Friday, Sept. 12, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Thursday.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that construction on Illinois Route 72 in Ogle County began Sept. 2.

Construction on the bridge carrying Cordova Road over Interstate 88 in Whiteside County begins this week, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Culvert replacement work on U.S. 52 in Lee County near Amboy will begin Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Stretches of Routes 47 and 120 in and near Woodstock will be resurfaced in the coming weeks, the city said Saturday.

The $9-million, state-of-the-art River Valley Metro Mass Transit bus maintenance garage was officially opened at its Bourbonnais campus.

McHenry has agreed to make payments to the Illinois Department of Transportation between 2026 and 2030 for its portion of the Route 31 widening project.

Starting at 8 p.m. Thursday, lane closures will take place on eastbound I-80 between Houbolt Road and Larkin Avenue in Joliet. The closed lanes and the new ramp will open by 5 a.m. Friday.

The I-57 Access Study is looking at an area bounded by Wilmington-Peotone Road (south), Manhattan-Monee Road (north), U.S. Route 45 (west) and one mile east of IL Route 50 (east).

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that construction on the bridge carrying Interstate 88 over the Burlington Northern railroad in Whiteside County begins Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

Woodstock will hire an outside firm to help handle communications and other related tasks for the Route 47 widening project, despite some misgivings on the Council. IDOT is overseeing the work.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on a preliminary engineering and environmental study for potential improvements to Interstate 57 in Will County.

Both full-time temporary and hourly on-call positions are available to help maintain more than 45,000 lane miles statewide during the winter months, according to IDOT.

IDOT will begin construction on the Fiddyment Creek Bridge rehabilitation project in downtown Lockport on Tuesday.

The Oswego Police Department conducted a traffic enforcement campaign from July 8 to Aug. 1. The campaign was part of a statewide effort aiming to reduce highway fatalities and injuries associated with speeding.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office conducted a focused traffic safety campaign from July 8 to Aug. 1 to remind motorists that “Speeding Catches Up With You” and encourage safer driving habits.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is scheduling inspections of the Interstate 55 bridges over the Des Plaines River near Channahon beginning in August.

Temporary daily lane closures are coming to bridges over Interstate 90 in McHenry and Kane counties this month as crews work on repairs to six local crossroad bridges.

IDOT unveiled its plans for improvements to the railway between Braidwood and Elwood in Will County that is tied to the high-speed rail through Illinois.

The Lockport Police Department conducted a nearly monthlong traffic safety campaign aimed at curbing dangerous driving earlier this summer.

The hearing on rail system plan will be in an open-house format from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Fossil Ridge Public Library in Braidwood.

Joliet residents in the neighborhoods below the Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River want to see less crime, less vacant homes, more job development and more recreational places for youths.

Throughout the rest of July, motorists can expect increased patrols looking for speeding, as well as other traffic violations.

Over 300 people turned out at a five-hour open house Wednesday when Illinois Department of Transportation officials talked with Morrison residents interested in an end-to-end project through town that could see construction start in 2029.

The Wabena Bridge over I-80 in Minooka has been closed after a truck struck the bridge on Monday.

Major construction work is happening along Illinois Routes 47 and 71 in Yorkville. Here is an update those two projects.

The work zone is located west of Atkinson Road and between Interstate 88 and Illinois 26.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced overnight lane and ramp closures on I-80 at Houbolt Road for Monday and Tuesday.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is issuing a “SCAM ALERT" after reports of fraudulent text messages involving scammers claiming people owe money for traffic tickets, tolls and other fines.