Roads news
Farmers encourage impatient drivers to consider the size of the equipment and the importance of slowing down when approaching during harvest season.
Mason Santiago, 19, and Tyler R. Koscinski, 20, both of New Lenox, were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in Will County.
Three-week closure for repairs starts Sept. 16.
Expect ramp and lane closures on Interstate 80, between Houbolt Road and Richards Street, in Joliet, over four weekends beginning, Friday, Sept. 13.
Illinois Route 7 (9th Street) bridge in Lockport among 10 Illinois infrastructure projects in Will County that are mapped out over next 6 years
Police crack down on bad driving along Millsdale Road in Joliet after neighbors complain of traffic scofflaws.
Workers going in and out of CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Joliet speed and blow stop signs, neighbors say.
Stopped train blocks crossing at Millsdale Road between Brandon and Bridge roads.
Work is expected to begin this week on storm sewer improvement along some Crest Hill streets. The construction work will last into late fall, according to the city.
Weekend and overnight lane closures planned for I-55 bridge project slated to continue into December.
The expected cost for the 143rd Street east extension is $82.5 million with a total cost of the entire project estimated to be more than $100 million, according to the village of Plainfield.
The Illinois Tollway mobilizes special hot weather patrols whenever temperatures or heat indexes indicate conditions could be hazardous for drivers stopped along the road
The new bridge on Sugar Creek Road in Joliet provides a smoother pathway for both motorists and walkers, officials and residents said. The bridge replaces a structure built in 1980.
Work is expected to continue until late September.
Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant focused on expanding government services and the strength of the local business climate in her annual State of the County address. Some budget priorities outlined.
The City of Lockport announced new lane closure pattern for IL-Route 7.
The Illinois State Police will be focusing on distracted driving laws to prevent traffic deaths and crashes with serious injuries.
The speed enforcement effort was conducted by the Will County Sheriff’s Office and other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois.
Southbound ramp at Jefferson St. (Route 52) closes at 9 p.m. Friday, reopens 6 a.m. Monday.
Concerns over truck traffic rumbling through residential sections of the Joliet area was raised once again by people attending an open house unveiling various plans for the Cherry Hill-Mills road corridor.
The Ruby Street in downtown Joliet will be closed for work Tuesday, July 30 to Friday, Aug. 2.
Will County will hold the meeting at the Nowell Park Recreation Center in Joliet on Tuesday to discuss the first phase of the project.
Starting Monday, July 22, the City of Yorkville will begin construction on the installation of new water mains on River Street, Center Street, Spring Street, West Street, Colton Street, and Park Street.
The City of Batavia completed another phase of the Wastewater Treatment Facility upgrade at 400 Shumway Ave., allowing Water Street to be reopened for pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic, while parts of Fox River Trail will remain closed.
The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved the system that's designed to spot oversized trucks in residential neighborhoods and other areas where they are not permitted.
After 3 tornadoes touchdown in Will County, thousands of residents remain without power. Will County Emergency Management Agency is working with ComEd to get service back. Salvation Army, Red Cross working to assist people.
Two transformers fell on a section of Interstate 55 south of Joliet as a result of Monday night's storms. Reopening still depends on state road inspectors giving the OK.
The closure of I-55 extended to both directions between Illinois Route 6 and River Road, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Forest Park also sustained damage from falling trees.
DuPage County has kicked off projects totaling more than $36 million to ease traffic congestion, improve safety and resurface more than 57 lane miles of county roads.
Lockport, Plainfield, and Crest Hill public works departments were working to clear branches downed by weekend storms Monday as authorities warn of another round of severe weather overnight.
An exterior section of the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 was damaged in a freakish development during a storm that blew through downtown Joliet on Sunday morning.
A total of $61 million worth of investments will go towards funding 13 road and rail crossing improvement projects planned for Fiscal Year 2025 in the Illinois 42nd State Senate District.
The city of Geneva's 2024 street improvement program is scheduled to start in mid to late July with eight resurfacing and drainage projects on the docket
The City of Crest Hill will begin its annual summer road improvement projects on Monday and has released the list of streets.
IDOT decision applies to one warehouse, sets conditions if NorthPoint wants access for other tenants.
Motorists now should have an easier time getting through increasingly busy intersection of Plainfield and Woolley roads in Oswego.
State Senator Don DeWitte and State Rep. Dan Ugaste will host an IPASS On Demand event on Wednesday, July 10. at their shared office in St. Charles.
The second segment of the Oswego road project will be improvements at Wolfs Crossing and Douglas Road with another roundabout planned.
Village officials in Plainfield were joined by state and federal elected leaders in breaking ground on the East Extension of 143rd Street Monday.
At the June 25 Oswego Village Board meeting, trustees voted to approve a contract with D. Construction of Coal City to do the work. They also approved spending $2.8 million for this year’s program.
Traffic signals at the increasingly busy intersection of Plainfield and Woolley roads in Oswego are set to be activated in early July.
The Kautz Road reconstruction and widening project from Geneva to St. Charles is now underway with underground utility work anticipated to start the week of June 24.
The city of Sycamore will pay less than half of the total cost of this year’s Somonauk Street project, which is on pace to finish next month, the city said in a construction update this week.
Wolfs Crossing in Oswego will be closed to all traffic between Fifth Street and Roth Road during the day Friday and Saturday as the contractor for Sonoma Trails subdivision installs utility pipes near the intersection.
Oswego will hire an engineering consultant for help in applying for a grant for future improvements to Wolfs Crossing.
Sunset Views residents Cindy Braden and Abby Drommerhausen are tired of seeing turtles in their neighborhood get run over by cars, and are taking matters into their own hands by raising money to install turtle crossing signs.
Overnight lane closures and weekend-long full ramp closures and detours, are scheduled to begin for ramp repair and improvements at the Roosevelt Road Interchange on I-355 in Lombard.
Avenue A is being rebuilt from East Third Street to East 10th Street, with the exception of where it crosses Dixon Avenue, Rock Falls City Administrator Robbin Blackert said.
The $21.4 million project consisted of replacing the northbound bridge decks and new LED lighting as well as pier, abutment and structural steel repairs.