The overall project includes expanding the Route 47 corridor from Kennedy Road in Yorkville out to Cross Street in Sugar Grove. The project aims to alleviate traffic congestion.

Construction is set to begin on Rochelle’s downtown stage, outdoor gathering space and parking lots on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.

The Yorkville Police Department is directing travelers to use the detour route from Illinois Route 71 to Orchard Road to U.S. Route 34 to navigate around the downtown area.

The Village of Manhattan has started construction on the U.S. Route 52 sanitary sewer and water main extension project, a key infrastructure upgrade

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

While work on a new water main takes place, traffic is being detoured to East Van Emmon Street in Yorkville. The city says East Hydraulic Avenue will be reopened at the end of each workday.

The DeKalb City Council this week presented a new plan for reconfiguring traffic at North First Street and Sycamore Road near Clinton Rosette Middle School. The new proposal doesn't include a roundabout.

The Illinois Route 7 channelization project in Lockport has entered its final stage and is nearing completion.

Chicago Street will be closed from Van Buren Street to Clinton Street for approximately three weeks in downtown Joliet.

Southbound traffic on North Joliet Street between West Webster Street and West Clinton Street will be closed beginning Monday morning, the city of Joliet said.

The City of Ottawa will receive a $1,725,000 state grant to fund the replacement of the Post Street Bridge, officials announced Tuesday.

A portion of LaFox Road will close for a month starting Oct. 17 to allow construction crews to work on the new Bunker and LaFox roads intersection, according to the Kane County Department of Transportation.

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.

Hill Avenue between Prospect and Lorraine streets in Wheaton will be closed from approximately Oct. 7 through Oct. 20,

llinois Street between Wheaton Avenue and West Street will be temporarily closed during daytime hours Oct. 9-10 while a contractor performs sewer repair on this block.

The project will close Tom Giarrante Drive at County Line Road for the duration of the work, the city of Joliet said.

State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, secured more than $12 million for construction and road improvement projects Elgin, Carpentersville, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Barrington Hills.

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

The Illinois Department of Transportation is awarding grants to support the maintenance and improvement of well over a dozen major infrastructure projects throughout the 37th Senate District.

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.

DeKalb County Engineer Nathan Schwartz said the next phase of the Peace Road widening project, which would focus on the area from Freed Road to Main Street in Sycamore, likely won’t commence until 2028.

The new roundabouts at Darrell Road and Fisher Road and at Darrell Road and Dowell Road are now open.

Starting Monday, Sept. 29, E 28th Road will be closed for bridge repairs. The bridge is located three-quarters of a mile south of N 32nd Road in Miller Township, about five miles north of Seneca.

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

2026 looks to be another big year for roadwork and resurfacing in Yorkville. Here’s where you can expect to see construction crews.

Holzlager Brewing Company in Woodstock is shutting down after six years. The owner had expressed concern about the long-term roadwork along Route 47, as well as a general downturn in the craft beer market.

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.

The Illinois Commerce Commission approved funds Thursday, Sept. 18, to replace automatic warning devices and add gates at the Stillman Road and Walnut Street crossings of the Dakota, Minnesota, and Easter Railroad’s track in Stillman Valley.

Ninth Street between First Avenue and Lincoln Avenue in Rochelle will be closed for one week for railroad quiet zone crossing repairs and an underground utility project.

Motorists should expect daily lane closures to continue on bridges over Interstate 90 in Kane County as crews work, the Illinois Tollway announced this week.

Sterling’s $6.2 million reconstruction of Second Street is facing delays after utility company ComEd informed city officials it cannot move power poles this year.

For McHenry County-area residents who travel on Northwest Highway east to Barrington and beyond, a traffic headache along the way is going to last for about four more weeks.

Road work on Somonauk Road from U.S. Route 30 to Chicago Road is underway, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

IDOT announced that a project managed by the Village of Barrington will require a full closure of Northwest Highway (U.S. 14) from north of Valencia Road to Hough Street (Illinois 59) in Barrington for approximately four weeks, beginning, weather permitting, Sept. 15.

To better address safety concerns, DeKalb city leaders this week voted to impose new speed restrictions along West Bethany Road.

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

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

Ahead of construction for the much-anticipated Route 47 widening project next year in the heart of Woodstock, motorists can expect ongoing utility work in the corridor.

The Illinois Commerce Commission approved funds Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, to install automatic warning devices and highway approach improvements at the Blackwood Road highway-rail crossing near Davis Junction in Ogle County. 

More than a mile of Lindgren Road will have a paved shoulder before Thanksgiving, after a recent vote by the Sycamore City Council, and additional roadwork is expected in 2026, according to city documents.

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

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 closure is due to construction for culvert replacements, the city of Joliet said. Driveway access will be maintained throughout the project.

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.

A roundabout at Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road on Northern Illinois University campus opened to motorists this week in time for the fall semester.

Construction began July 23, 2025, with an original completion date of Oct. 1. The sewer replacement work is expected to push the project back by about six weeks, with crews now aiming for Nov. 11.