Road Work

As construction to reconfigure the downtown DeKalb strip of Lincoln Highway continues, here's how some area business owners are reacting.

Half a million dollars was awarded to a Huntley construction contractor this week for roadwork on Sycamore’s southeast side.

Construction is expected to begin next week on a $1.8 million restructuring of downtown DeKalb's Lincoln Highway, reducing the road from First to Fourth streets to three lanes in a plan that city leaders say they hope eases speeding traffic in the area.

Light fixture repairs and deck patching will be done Thursday on the U.S. Route 30 Mississippi River bridge in western Whiteside County.

Sidewalk construction work within the Knolls subdivision in DeKalb is slated for the summer. City officials said the work will help the walkways be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

John Huber Parkway in DeKalb Township will be closed to thru traffic from Twombly Road to Route 38, or Lincoln Highway beginning Wednesday for sewer work. Here are detours drivers should know about:

Funding for the projects comes from the state's Rebuild Illinois capital plan that was passed in 2019

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

A stretch of Randall from Harnish Drive in Algonquin north to Polaris Drive in Lake in the Hills has reopened.

IDOT advises of its bridge repair projects in Whiteside, Carroll counties

The city has lined up $1.4 million of road work for the second batch of streets that will be resurfaced this construction season.

The city is planning to resurface 5.2 miles of road across 92 blocks this summer totaling around $3.1 million in work.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is planning a $1.6 million resurfacing project on a main stretch of town.