Major Will County Projects Highlight Year Five of Rebuild Illinois
Entering Year Five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that multiple projects in the Will County area are planned or underway, highlighting an ongoing commitment made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic, bipartisan capital program.
Five major projects represent a total investment of more than $45 million, improving safety, mobility and quality of life while sustaining and creating good-paying jobs throughout the region.
“Rebuild Illinois is revitalizing communities and neighborhoods by investing in projects and people in the Will County area and throughout the state,” said Pritzker. “Through the largest capital program in state history, IDOT will be delivering improvements to build a more resilient, accessible and equitable system of transportation for generations to come, while creating jobs and enhancing local quality of life.”
The five projects are all scheduled to be completed through 2024:
- Illinois 7/53 from Caton Farm Road to Theodore Street in Crest Hill and Joliet, ongoing project includes bridge deck resurfacing. Daytime lane closures are required to complete construction. The project began this summer and anticipated to be completed later this fall.
- Cicero Avenue (Illinois 50) at Steger Road in University Park and Richton Park, ongoing intersection improvement project. Daytime lane closures are required to complete construction. The project began this spring and anticipated to be completed later this fall.
- Interstate 57 from West County Line Road to Steger Road (including rest areas and weigh stations) in Peotone, Monee and University Park, ongoing project includes resurfacing, new ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps at the rest areas and upgrading the weigh-in-motion scale and Bluetooth sensors at the weigh stations. Overnight lane closures are needed to complete construction. The project began last spring and anticipated to be completed in later this fall.
- Joliet Road from Interstate 55 to Sherman Road in Bolingbrook, Woodridge and Romeoville, ongoing project includes resurfacing, new shoulders and ADA improvements. Daytime lane closures are needed to complete construction. The project began this spring and is estimated to be completed spring 2024.
- Coal City Road from I-55 to Novy Road in Braidwood and Wilmington, upcoming resurfacing project. Daytime lane closures will be needed to complete the work. The project is anticipated to begin spring 2024 and completed summer 2024.
The projects are in addition to the ongoing $1.3 billion rebuild of Interstate 80 from Ridge Road in Minooka to U.S. 30 in Joliet and New Lenox.