Road Work

Bike lanes and pedestrian crossings join the freshly-painted lines on Hobbie Avenue in Kankakee as seen on Monday. The long-awaited reopening of the road, which has been closed since Oct. 2023 for a $10 million rebuild, will occur following the 10 a.m. Juneteenth Parade on Saturday, June 21, 2025. For the full story, see tomorrow's Daily Journal.

IDOT announced that the Ruby Street bridge in Joliet will close for two months starting on July 1, following the reopening of the Jefferson Street bridge.

The Lake County Division of Transportation is hosting an open house public meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. June 16 at the Rolek Community Center, 814 Hart Road, Round Lake, to present the alternatives and solicit feedback on the Fairfield Road Planning Study.

The city of Joliet announced Tuesday that Raynor Avenue will be closed at Six Corners starting Monday for a pavement project.

Motorists on westbound Interstate 88 near the DeKalb Oasis should prepare for single-lane traffic beginning Thursday night, the Illinois Tollway announced.

Repairs to the bridge carrying Illinois Route 126, known locally as Lockport Street, over the DuPage River in Plainfield are expected to take 4-5 months.

The planned widening of Route 47 through Woodstock has been delayed for a year. City leaders discuss ongoing talks over the cost and communicating with local businesses on updates.

IDOT has announced a temporary emergency closure of portions of Center Street and the Center Street ramp from eastbound I-80.

Work will include replacing a reinforced concrete box culvert in addition to widening the intersection with Penn Corner Road and the installation of a storm sewer.

The work zone on outbound Interstate 55 at Joliet Road in Bolingbrook has been reconfigured, according to IDOT. The project is expected to be completed by end of this year.

Overnight lane closures and 15-minute full traffic stops are scheduled on Houbolt Road at Interstate 80 in Joliet over Monday and Tuesday.

A bridge replacement project will cause a portion of Caton Farm Road in Joliet to be closed for the summer.

The city of Kankakee and IDOT held a public meeting on the impending rebuild of the Interstate 57 312 interchange.

Per the Illinois Department of Transportation‘s annual bridge inspection report, the Seil Road Bridge will remain reduced to one lane – in the center of the bridge – under a five-ton weight limit, indefinitely

The total 2025 program runs a $1.3 million price tag, with construction expected to be completed in April 2026.

The following lane closures in Will County will remain in place during the holiday weekend, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

With several growing subdivisions, an influx of traffic volume has given some residents in Yorkville concern. The city considering implementing several new safety measures, including updated roadway signage, and new stop signs at strategic intersections.

The DeKalb County Highway Department will oversee an estimated $9.3 million worth of construction projects on DeKalb County roadways in 2025, according to the department’s annual report.

Joliet Public Works Director Greg Ruddy gave the City Council a bridge update at a council meeting Tuesday night after what he called “a rather lengthy discussion” with IDOT officials earlier in the day.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin bridge deck repair work on Illinois Route 126 in Plainfield next month.

Timetable for downtown Joliet bridge reopening still uncertain but state official says it will be a matter of 'weeks' not days.

The Lake County Division of Transportation will close Darrell Road, Fisher Road and Dowell Road to through traffic for 140 days beginning at 5 a.m. May 27.

IDOT advises eastbound motorists to seek alternate routes and avoid I-80; lane and ramp closures come on a race weekend.

The Illinois Route 7 channelization project in Lockport will move into its second phase on Thursday.

The Jefferson Street bridge in downtown Joliet was shut down Wednesday and the Illinois Department of Transportation did not say how long the bridge will be closed.

The city is closing Boombah Boulevard on Thursday, May 15, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A detour has been designated, taking drivers along Corneils Road to Route 47.

Des Plaines River bridge inspections along Interstate 80 in Joliet will continue until May 16.

The Illinois Route 7 construction project in Lockport is proceeding on schedule and will soon be entering a new traffic pattern this week.

Lanes along Route 14 through Cary and Fox River Grove will intermittently be closed for road resurfacing for the next six months, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The city of Joliet will begin work on several streets that will lead to closures and lane reconfigurations beginning Monday.

The 2-year project's work zone will be from the U.S. 30 interchange at exit 44 in Rock Falls to just west of the U.S. 30 spur interchange at exit 36.

The Canada Nationa Railroad will be completing repairs to the Eastern Avenue Railroad Crossing this weekend.

Construction work will mean Black Road is reduced to one lane in each direction from 129th Infantry Drive to Springfield Avenue in Joliet.

Work to build a roundabout near Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb will begin in May, a plan that city officials have said will improve pedestrian safety.

The city announced a new configuration of downtown Joliet road closures starting Tuesday.

This year's projects are part of Will County’s five-year Transportation Improvement Plan, mapping out $662 million in local infrastructure spending. 

Work along Interstate 80, between Houbolt Road and Richards Street, in Joliet, will create heavy traffic congestion over the next two weekends.

The Lake County Division of Transportation recently announced he 2025 construction program that includes $117 million for infrastructure projects to increase driver and pedestrian safety, improve mobility and reduce carbon emissions across Lake County’s transportation system.

The city of Joliet will be closing a portion of North Raynor Avenue on Tuesday for water main work.

A portion of Normal Road will be closed started Monday for road work which DeKalb city officials have said is meant to improve pedestrian safety. A temporary bus detour also is planned for the city’s transit riders. Here's what to know

As part of ongoing efforts to rebuild the Interstate 80 bridges over Interstate 55 in Will County , a full closure on southbound I-55 at I-80 will be put in place over two nights beginning Tuesday.

The City of Joliet will begin replacing water mains along Broadway Street, a project expected to take several months.

Street closures will change Monday in downtown Joliet as construction for the Chicago Street Streetscape project moves into its next phase.

Lake in the Hills is trying to help some of the businesses that will be hit by the Randall Road construction.

Sterling’s Second Street road construction project will rebuild 10 blocks.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced multiple closures on Interstate 80 in Joliet which are expected to last through the work week.

Drivers who frequent Peace Road on the west side of Sycamore should prepare for more than a year of traveling through a construction site, as an estimated $7.4 million road project is set to begin.

A new water main is to be installed across the Six Corners intersection of Plainfield Road, Black Road, Ruby Street and Raynor Avenue in Joliet beginning Monday.

Clinton Street in downtown Joliet will be closed from Ottawa Street to Chicago Street for approximately one week beginning Monday

A full road closure will be required for the water main work in Joliet on Ward Avenue between Landau and Henderson avenues beginning on Friday.