Pilings Notice

April 24, 2014

Late this morning, the contractor plans to start installing the pilings at the bridge. In total, 7 piles will be placed today and each of these is estimated to take about 25 minutes to install. The operation is expected to be completed in one day but additional noise and vibrations are anticipated.

All of the traffic staging for this work is already in place and no substantial delays are anticipated.

Willow Road Work

April 18 to May 2, 2014

Over the next two weeks the following construction work is planned:

• From Sunset Ridge Road west, NICOR will be finishing up their main connection and backfilling the trench excavations.  Immediately following that, the contractor will being the pavement removal on the south side of the right of way followed by grading and subgrade installation.
• From Wagner to the river the contractor will be finishing up the drainage installation and then begin working on the grading and subgrade installation.
• At the river, the contractor will begin the installation of the abutment production piles for the bridge as soon as the water levels drop.
• From the river east, the contractor will be continuing with the utility installation including the new water sanitary and drainage systems.  When that work is complete they will start the grading and subgrade installation.

All of the traffic staging for this work is already in place and no substantial delays are anticipated.  More detailed construction work and 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

Eden's Expressway Construction Notice

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that weather permitting, ramp work on I-94 at Willow Road in the Village of Northfield, will begin Thursday night, April 10, 2014.  Work will require a stage traffic control and protection pattern be put in place.  Northbound lanes on I-94 at Willow Road, will be reduced Thursday night 4/10/14 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday and on southbound lanes Saturday night 4/12/14 from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday.  

The work is part of the on-going Willow Road reconstruction project. Changeable message signs are in place to alert the motoring public.  Motorists can expect delays during times when the lane closures are in effect and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signing in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, and be on the alert for workers and equipment.

  

Willow Road Work

April 4 to April 18, 2014

With the milder weather, construction work along Willow Road is again moving ahead. Over the next two weeks the following is planned:

• The Wagner Road detour will remain in effect until Sunday April 6. Additional pavement work is then anticipated, at the intersection, on Monday, April 7th between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm. The contractor pavement installation will be phased in so that the roadway can remain open to local traffic.

• The contractor will be out this week and next to sweep and clean the area, fix pot holes, restripe the corridor, and to install the safety lane delineators.

• Piling work will begin at the bridge as soon as the river water levels permit.

• Utility work will continue throughout the area. NICOR’s work on a gas main relocation, between Waukegan and Sunset Ridge Road, is expected to be completed by April 16th; the storm sewer and water main will be installed between Chapel Hill Lane and Wagner; and then the storm sewer work, east of the bridge, will begin.

All of the traffic staging for this work is already in place and no substantial delays are anticipated.

More detailed construction work and traffic conditions can be tracked at http://northfieldwillowroad.blogspot.com/ ; through Facebook at Willow Road Construction Project; or through Twitter at @willowroadcp.