On Friday, October 25, IDOT is closing the northern leg of the Old Willow & Willow Road intersection, by the Walgreens and Shell Station. The intersection will be closed to allow for the relocation and installation of utilities and will remain closed for an estimated three weeks. The construction crews will be working longer hours and on the weekends to get the intersection re-opened as quickly as possible. Access from Willow Road will be maintained to the local businesses but there will be no access, north or south bound, within the intersection. Local traffic is being detoured to Wagner Road.
During the detour period the Village will:
- closely monitor the Wagner Road intersection, and will request that IDOT make adjustments to the signal timing, if needed, to minimize traffic backups;
- continue to have Police officers at the schools to help direct traffic during the afternoon pick up and drop off period;
- continue to provide special Police patrols on the local streets to reduce speeding and cut through traffic; and,
- continue to ensure that emergency responses routes are maintained to all part of the community for police, fire and ambulance access.
Click here to see the detour route
http://www.northfieldil.org/documents/Willow/Old_Willow_Detour.pdf
Detailed construction work and current traffic conditions can be tracked at http://northfieldwillowroad.blogspot.com/ ; through Facebook at Willow Road Construction Project; or through Twitter at @willowroadcp. Please note that the actual start dates and activities may change due to weather or other conflicts. #willowroadcp
