Construction

The main contractor for a storm sewer improvement project in Polo reached out to more than 100 companies in an effort to comply with a grant requirement, but was unable to secure the minimum level called for by the state. The $3.1 million Colden Street Project is meant to help alleviate water buildup on Illinois Route 26 during torrential rain events.

The hotel is now on track to open by the end of June 2022 after originally being scheduled to open by the end of 2021

Projects the county plans to address include improvements and resurfacing along parts of Route 47 and Route 31, and making safety adjustments at crash-prone intersections

Route 351 in La Salle will be resurfaced beginning Friday, Oct. 22.

When construction is completed in 2027, about 16 miles of highway in I-80 from Ridge Road in Minooka to U.S. 30 in Joliet and New Lenox will have been redesigned.

Gateway Bridge at Mississippi River will be inspected

IDOT announces weekend lane closures on I-80 in Joliet

Construction is expected to begin in August

Also: Illinois 40 repairs near Ideal Road nearly complete

“I don’t yet know 100% that we’ll be able to open on time,” Director of Operations Bryan Appel told the Plano School District 88 Board of Education.