Roads

Repairs to the bridge carrying Illinois Route 126, known locally as Lockport Street, over the DuPage River in Plainfield are expected to take 4-5 months.

IDOT has announced a temporary emergency closure of portions of Center Street and the Center Street ramp from eastbound I-80.

The city of Joliet announced Tuesday that Raynor Avenue will be closed at Six Corners starting Monday for a pavement project.

Work will patch, mill and resurface roads. Also, sidewalk ramps will be reconstructed to meet ADA standards. The projects will use staged construction with temporary lane and sidewalk closures.

A bridge replacement project will cause a portion of Caton Farm Road in Joliet to be closed for the summer.

A bill pending in Springfield would ease the way for Will County to get land for 143rd Street construction in Homer Township, but some county board members are trying to slow it down.

Per the Illinois Department of Transportation‘s annual bridge inspection report, the Seil Road Bridge will remain reduced to one lane – in the center of the bridge – under a five-ton weight limit, indefinitely

The following lane closures in Will County will remain in place during the holiday weekend, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The heavier trucks will be denied usage of the residential streets including Blackberry Shore Lane, from the intersection of Northland Lane to the westerly dead end. They will also be denied usage of Northland Lane, High Ridge Lane, and Norton Lane.

One plan commission member is questioning Plainfield’s Comprehensive Plan and how it relates to the addition of another residential development.

The DeKalb County Highway Department will oversee an estimated $9.3 million worth of construction projects on DeKalb County roadways in 2025, according to the department’s annual report.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin bridge deck repair work on Illinois Route 126 in Plainfield next month.

Timetable for downtown Joliet bridge reopening still uncertain but state official says it will be a matter of 'weeks' not days.

IDOT advises eastbound motorists to seek alternate routes and avoid I-80; lane and ramp closures come on a race weekend.

Traffic around the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet will increase Thursday through Sunday as the NHRA races are happening there this weekend.

The Illinois Route 7 channelization project in Lockport will move into its second phase on Thursday.

The Jefferson Street bridge in downtown Joliet was shut down Wednesday and the Illinois Department of Transportation did not say how long the bridge will be closed.

Des Plaines River bridge inspections along Interstate 80 in Joliet will continue until May 16.

The Illinois Route 7 construction project in Lockport is proceeding on schedule and will soon be entering a new traffic pattern this week.

The city of Joliet will begin work on several streets that will lead to closures and lane reconfigurations beginning Monday.

The 2-year project's work zone will be from the U.S. 30 interchange at exit 44 in Rock Falls to just west of the U.S. 30 spur interchange at exit 36.

The Canada Nationa Railroad will be completing repairs to the Eastern Avenue Railroad Crossing this weekend.

Construction work will mean Black Road is reduced to one lane in each direction from 129th Infantry Drive to Springfield Avenue in Joliet.

The city announced a new configuration of downtown Joliet road closures starting Tuesday.

This year's projects are part of Will County’s five-year Transportation Improvement Plan, mapping out $662 million in local infrastructure spending. 

Work along Interstate 80, between Houbolt Road and Richards Street, in Joliet, will create heavy traffic congestion over the next two weekends.

The city of Joliet will be closing a portion of North Raynor Avenue on Tuesday for water main work.

The City of Joliet will begin replacing water mains along Broadway Street, a project expected to take several months.

Sterling’s Second Street road construction project will rebuild 10 blocks.

As part of a restoration project required by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Army Corps of Engineers, Heidelberg Materials is in the process of enhancing its existing berm along Illinois Route 53 in Romeoville.

A new water main is to be installed across the Six Corners intersection of Plainfield Road, Black Road, Ruby Street and Raynor Avenue in Joliet beginning Monday.

Clinton Street in downtown Joliet will be closed from Ottawa Street to Chicago Street for approximately one week beginning Monday

A full road closure will be required for the water main work in Joliet on Ward Avenue between Landau and Henderson avenues beginning on Friday.

The sound wall at Fiday Road in Joliet has been repaired more than two years after damage from a vehicle crash.

Two board members said townships are more efficient – especially for road maintenance and snow plowing

Downtown Joliet project moves north with daytime closings of Chicago Street from Cass to Webster streets.

The contractor working on the 143rd Street East Extension in Plainfield has scheduled overnight work on Thursday and Friday along Illinois Route 59.

Beginning Thursday night, drivers will see new lane changes and ramp closures along Interstate 80 in Joliet.

Drivers will see new lane changes and ramp closures along Interstate 80 in Joliet beginning Tuesday.

Joliet Department of Public Works will be closing Russell Street from Clement Street to Highland Avenue for several weeks beginning on Tuesday.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that, weather permitting, construction on the bridge carrying Illinois 26, also known as Galena Avenue, over the Union Pacific railroad in Dixon begins this week.

The city of Joliet announced more Plainfield Road water main work that starts Thursday.

New Lenox Road in Joliet will be closed between Briggs Street and Cherry Hill Road starting Monday, Feb. 24.

A Peotone family was held at gunpoint and robbed Friday night while changing a flat tire. Police have a "heavy presence" in the area seeking the suspects.

The village of Plainfield is planning a path that could also be used for cyclists as part of the 143rd Street expansion project.

Shaw Local's Brandon Clark asked the community which Sterling roads they thought needed repair. Three streets were mentioned more than others: Second Street, Fourth Avenue and 16th Avenue near Lynn Boulevard. Read his column to see if they made the city's 2025 repair list.

Harvard plans to use its first outlay from the voter-approved sales tax to rebuild Ayers Street. What comes next will be decided by which roads are in what shape.

IDOT say the Route 52 project will run along a 2.5-mile stretch between Houbolt Road in Joliet and River Road in Shorewood.

Council hopes to land Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant for work at Griswold and Woodburn avenues.

The Illinois State Police have announced that data from 2024 shows a decrease in shootings on Illinois interstate roads for the third year in a row.