Drilling down: A look at road construction in your neighborhood
Here’s a localized snapshot of some major road projects this spring and summer.
Cook County
• Intersection improvements at Golf and Barrington roads in Hoffman Estates.
• Resurfacing on Ela Road between Central and Dundee roads in Hoffman Estates.
• Resurfacing on Landmeier Road between Arlington Heights and Busse roads, and between Cambridge Drive and Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village.
• Bridge replacement on South Meacham Road over the west branch of Salt Creek in Elk Grove Village.
• Resurfacing on Shoe Factory Road between Bartlett and Higgins roads in Hoffman Estates.
• Replacing the Foster Avenue bridge over the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago.
• Replacing the Devon Avenue bridge over the Edens Expressway near Lincolnwood.
DuPage County
• Reconstructing York Road between Devon Avenue and Gateway Drive in Elk Grove Village and Bensenville.
• Rebuilding the Warrenville Road bridge over the East Branch of the DuPage River in Lisle.
• Intersection and roadway improvements on Naperville Road between I-88 and Ridgeland Road and Naperville.
• Intersection improvements and resurfacing on Lemont Road in Woodridge.
• Resurfacing on 75th Street in Woodridge.
• Resurfacing on County Farm Road in Wheaton and Winfield.
• Resurfacing on Geneva Road in Winfield.
Fox Valley
• Bridge construction at Bunker Road at Keslinger Road near La Fox will involve road closures and detours.
• Intersection improvements at Randall Road and Route 72 plus Randall widening near West Dundee.
• Resurfacing on Route 25 in Bartlett and Elgin.
• Widening on Randall Road in the Lake in the Hills area.
• Repairing the Route 31 bridge over Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove.
Lake County
• Continued rebuilding of Arlington Heights Road between Lake-Cook Road and Route 83 in Buffalo Grove and Long Grove. This project is about 75% complete and should finish in August with lanes expected to open earlier in the summer.
• Continued widening of the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Washington Street in the Gurnee area.
• Intersection improvements at Washington Street and Route 21 near Gurnee.
• Roundabout construction on Russell Road near Wisconsin at intersections with Kenosha and Lewis avenues.
• Roundabout construction at Deep Lake Road and Depot Street in Antioch.
• Filling gaps in bike paths and sidewalks along Washington Street from Sextant Drive to Almond Road in the Grayslake/Gurnee area.
Will County
• Reconstructing Bell Road near Homer Glen.
• Resurfacing on Renwick Road near Plainfield.
· Daily Herald staff writer Mick Zawislak contributed to this report.