October 31 – November 14, 2014
- Detours. The week, the Eden’s Ramp, Waukegan Road lanes, and Walnut Street all reopened! No detours are currently in place.
- Sunset Ridge Road Intersection. The intersection remains open to north and south bound traffic, but there are no left turns permitted onto Willow Road from Sunset Ridge or onto Sunset Ridge from Willow. These left hand turn restrictions are anticipated to remain in place through the end of November. Over the next two weeks, the contractor will be finishing up the underground utility work and pavement installation on the eastern half of the intersection. On November 10th, they anticipate moving traffic over and starting on the western half of the intersection.
- Waukegan Road. The work along Waukegan is substantially complete and all of the north south lanes have re-opened. Only one left hand turn lane will be in place, until the pavement work on Willow is complete.
- Bracken to Chapel Hill. The final earthwork and subgrade installation is underway and the paving is anticipated to take place the week of November 3rd.
- Chapel Hill to the River. The water, sanitary, and storm sewer installation, and earthwork are all underway. As the work progresses, the local streets on the south side of the corridor will be impacted, for short periods, to install the utilities and construct the intersections.
- River Bridge. The contractor plans to install the remaining pilings on the west side of the bridge the week of November 3rd. This will only be a one day operation but increased noise and vibrations are anticipated while the work is underway. Once the pilings are in place, they will form and pour the west side abutment.
- River Bridge to Edens. NICOR will be completing their gas main cut over. Once that work is completed, the contractor will be able to access the area to begin work on the water and sewer utilities.
- Edens Bridge to Linder. The sidewalk and parapet wall reconstruction is underway. The previously closed, east bound exit ramp has been fully reopened.
The 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. As always, actual start dates and activities may change due to weather or other conflicts. #willowroadcp
