Roads

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.

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

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.

The Dixon City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, on the second floor of City Hall, 121 W. Second St. in Dixon.

The Cass Street bridge over the Des Plaines River in downtown Joliet will close for approximately six weeks beginning Monday.

The Lockport City Council has been in talks with developers about residential properties at two sites in the community. Another housing development will be ready for move-ins by spring.

With snow in the forecast, here are some reminders about safe driving habits in winter conditions, and what to do if you are stranded in your vehicle in a snow storm.

Areas of northern Illinois can expect an inch or more of snow beginning Thursday afternoon.

Stretching almost four miles across the center of the city, Court Street is one of Kankakee’s oldest and longest streets

Joliet's Jefferson Street bridge and City Hall reopened Friday morning after both were shut down Thursday from a water main break and electrical outage.

The $2 billion “Bridging the Future” capital plan will help modernize the Illinois Tollway’s infrastructure to help support future projects while addressing maintenance issues along the five roadways on the Tollway system, including I-88.

The construction consisted of a new, mile-long road between Ridge and Steiner roads to redirect traffic - especially commercial vehicles – away from Plainfield’s downtown corridor as well as improve travel times to the western portion of Plainfield.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding longstanding issues on nearby roads from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Grant Park Community Center

The first snowfall of the season in the forecast for this week. Illinois Department of Transportation offers these winter driving tips, including don't follow snow plows too closely.

Winter weather contributed to a crash on I-80 at Briggs Street Thursday morning which resulted in two passengers being hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

Sterling has been awarded over $300,000 in federal grant funding to improve road safety, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, announced Monday.

Several road closures in and around the downtown Rock Falls area are planned for Friday, Nov. 22, because of events surrounding the Rock Falls Chamber Hometown Holidays.

North Joliet Street in Joliet, between West Benton and West Crowley streets, will undergo lane closures for road work Thursday through Saturday, beginning Thursday morning.