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Shorewood’s Seil Road Bridge has new weight limits

The bridge may close if it continues to deteriorate

By Denise M. Baran-Unland
Traffic moves along over the West Seil Road bridge on Saturday, May 20 in Shorewood. The village posted a new weight limit for the bridge.

Traffic moves along over the West Seil Road bridge on Saturday, May 20 in Shorewood. The village posted a new weight limit for the bridge. (Gary Middendorf – gmiddendorf@shawmedia/Gary Middendorf)

The village of Shorewood has posted a new weight limit for Seil Road Bridge.

The new weight load limit is now 5 tons, and the village asks nonresidential traffic to avoid the bridge altogether, according to a news release from the Shorewood Police Department announcing the new weight limit.

The new weight limit is the result of an April 23 inspection by the Illinois Department of Transportation that required the weight limit be reduced to 5 tons, Shorewood police said. “With all the roadway construction projects in and immediately around the village of Shorewood, the timing of this report could not be worse.”

Seil Road Bridge must now be inspected each year, and the bridge may close if it continues to deteriorate. “The village was already in the engineering process to have the Seil Road bridge and roadway replaced and reconfigured prior to this unfortunate report from IDOT,” Shorewood police said.

Shorewood police said the department will enforce the new load limits for all bridge traffic.