CONSTRUCTION UPDATE REPORT

South Cook

Effective: 08/25/08 11:11 AM
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION MUNICIPALITY
START DATE
EST. STOP DATE
COST (millions) 		COMMENTS
115th Street

New Roadway lighting/39 light poles and luminaires. 		Alsip
10/2007
7/2008
$0.324 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83924 0.81 mile new roadway lighting including 39 light poles and luminaires on concrete foundations along 115th Street from Central Avenue to Cicero Avenue in Alsip.
121st Street

PCC sidewalk. 		Palos Park
7/2008
8/2008
$0.68 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 63016 0.22 mile construction of a 5 foot to 7 foot PCC sidewalk in the south right-of-way of 121st Street from 80th Avenue to Southwest Highway in Palos Park.
127th Street (Burr Oak Avenue) @ Maple Ave.

Milling, patching, pavement widening. 		Blue Island
4/2008
9/2008
$1.89 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 62719 Milling, patching, pavement widening and resurfacing on 127th St. (Burr Oak Avenue) at Maple Avenue in Blue Island.
159th St and Oak Park Ave

Widening, resurfacing 		Oak Forest
9/06
7/2008
$4.198 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83727 Widening, resurfacing and traffic signals from the intersection of 159th St and Oak Park Ave extending north approximately 8.132 feet to the intersection of Oak Park Ave and Justamere Rd, then east along 147th St for an additional 348 feet. Project includes improvements to Justamere Rd from Oak Park Ave to Conway and on 151st St from Oak Park Ave east to Chestnut Ln in Oak Forest. One-way traffic (SB only); posted detour for NB traffic.
76th Avenue from 127th St. to College Drive

Reconstruction including storm sewers, watermain replacement. 		Palos Heights
4/2008
10/2008
$2.117 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83957 1.0 mile pavement reconstruction including storm sewers, watermain replacement, aggregate shoulders, aggregate subbase, hot mix asphalt binder & surface courses on 76th Avenue from 127th Street to College Drive in Palos Heights.
Along I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway)

Construction of 41 concrete pads and small retaining walls. 		Chicago
4/2008
9/2008
$0.483 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60A23 Construction of 41 concrete pads and small retaining walls for high mast light towers along I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) between 71st Street and I57 Interchange in Chicago.
OTHER COMMENTS: Part of the Dan Ryan Expressway
Ashland Avenue from 175th St. to north of 172nd St.

Sidewalk construction 		East Hazel Crest
5/2008
6/2008
$0.91 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83967 Project consists of sidewalk construction along the east side of Ashland Avenue from 175th Street to 185 ft north of 172nd Street for a distance of 2,277 ft in the Village of East Hazel Crest.
Belmont Ave from Wolf Rd to LaPorte Ave

Resurfacing improvement 		Franklin Park
11/06
11/08
$0.085 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83861 Improvement consists of resurfacing Belmont Ave from Wolf Rd to just east of LaPorte Ave and the reconstruction of Belmont Ave to include a full depth bituminous pavement, new storm sewer system, curb and gutter, railroad crossing and the relocation of existing water main and sanitary sewer from just east of LaPorte Ave to Williams Dr in Franklin Park
Burlington Avenue from Wolf Rd to Gilbert Ave.

Roadway reconstruction, and off street parking areas. 		Western Springs
4/2008
12/2008
$2.062 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83988 Roadway reconstruction, storm sewer, water main, pavement removal, earth excavation, concrete curb and gutter, PCC pavement for off street parking areas, patching, pavement and sidewalk removal and replacement, landscape restoration, and pavement markings on Burlington Avenue from Wolf Road to Gilbert Avenue in the Village of Western Springs.
Cicero Avenue from 155th St. to 159th St.

Roadway lighting 		Oak Forest
4/2008
6/2008
$0.451 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83962 0.49 miles of new roadway lighting including 45 light poles and luminairies on concrete foundations along Cicero Avenue from 155th Street to 159th Street in Oak Forest.
Eastbound I 80/94

Landscaping 		South Holland/Lansing
4/2008
6/2008
$0.249 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60D14 Landscaping along eastbound I-80/94 from IL Route 394 to Illinois/Indiana State line in South Holland and Lansing.
Flavin Road

Milling, hot mix asphalt surfacing, and striping. 		Willow springs
06/2008
09/2008
$0.737 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60D43 Milling, hot mix asphalt surface, striping and other work on Flavin Road from IL 171 (Archer Ave.) to 95th Street.
From 205th St. to Thornwood Ave.

Preservation Bike Path. 		Matteson
5/2008
7/2008
$0.63 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83864 0.41 mile Preservation Bike Path from 205th Street to Thornwood Avenue including excavation, fill material, path shaping, drainage, base material, resurfacing, striping and bridge over Butterfield Creek in Matteson.
Hickory Street

Curb & gutter, patching, drainage, and hot in-place recycling , hot mix asphalt surfacing. 		Tinley Park
10/2007
11/2008
$0.474 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83942 Project consists of curb and gutter removal and replacement, patching, drainage structure adjustments, hot in-place recycling, hot mix asphalt surface construction on Hickory Street from Harlem Avenue to Ridgeland Avenue in Tinley Park.
i-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway)

Construcction of five landscaped and irrigated medians. 		Chicago
7/2008
6/2009
$0.785 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 62934 Construction of five landscaped and irrigated medians on I-94 (Dan Ryan Exp.) from 76th St. to 67th St. in Chicago.
IL 1 (Halsted St.) over CSX RR & IHB RR & Burnham Ave. over State St.

Cleaning and painting various structures. 		Riverdale, Thornton, & Calumet Townships.
4/2008
6/2009
$0.187 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60B44 Cleaning and painting the steel of various structures on IL 1 (Halsted Street) over CSX RR in Riverdale, IL 1 (Halsted Street) over IHB RR in Riverdale, Burnham Avenue viaduct over State Street in Riverdale, Thornton and Calumet Townships.
IL 1 (Halsted Street)

Steel repair and inspection platform. 		Chicago
7/2008
8/2008
$0.59 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60C27 Structural Steel repair and inspection platform retrofit for the structure carrying IL Route 1 (Halsted Street) over little Calumet River in Chicago.
IL 171 (Archer Avenue)

Widening and hot mix asphalt/traffic signals 		Lemont
5/2008
7/2008
$2.08 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60A25 0.27 mile of widening and hot mix asphalt surface on IL 171 (Archer Avenue) at 131st St and Ashbury Drive; also traffic signal installation located in Lemont.
Il 394 @ US 30

Resurfacing, patching, aggregate shoulder striping & bridge joint repair. 		Sauk Village & Ford Heights
5/2008
9/2008
$4.896 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 62481 3.48 miles of resurfacing, hot mix asphalt surface removal, patching, aggregate shoulder striping and bridge joint repair on IL Route 394 at US Route 30 beginning at Joe Orr Road to south of Steger Road in Sauk Village and Ford Heights.
IL 394 from IL 1 to south of I-80.

Tension median cable, guardrail repairs, rumble strips, and lighting. 		Crete, Steger, Sauk Village, Ford Heights, Lynwood & Lansing.
5/2008
11/2008
$2.519 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60D34 High tension median cable, guardrail repairs, shoulder rumble strips and lighting along IL 394 from IL 1 to south of I-80 in Crete, Steger, Sauk Village, Ford Heights, Lynwood and Lansing.
OTHER COMMENTS: Also in Will County
IL 7 and Kedzie Avenue

Bridge painting 		Lockport and Robbins
8/2007
11/2008
$0.784 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60B94 Bridge painting on two structures on IL 7 and Kedzie Avenue in Lockport and Robbins.
OTHER COMMENTS: Also in Will
Main Street

Pavement resurfacing, markings 		Glenwood
9/2007
6/2008
$0.155 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83916 Pavement resurfacing, patching, and markings on Main Street from State Street to Glenwood-Dyer Road in Glenwood.
Near the northwest corner of US 6 and State Street.

Prefabricated pedestrian bridge. 		South Holland
10/2007
5/2008
$0.125 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83948 Improvement consists of the construction of a prefabricated pedestrian bridge near the northwest corner of US 6 and State Street in the Village of south Holland.
Oak Park Avenue

Pavement resurfacing, curb & gutter, patching, drainage, heat scarification and hot mix asphalt surfaceing. 		Worth
10/2007
8/2008
$0.289 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83947 Pavement resurfacing, curb and gutter, pavement patching, drainage structure adjustments, heat-scarification and hot mix asphalt surface construction on Oak Park Avenue from 111th Street to 107th Street in Worth.
Oak Park Avenue

Modern roadway lighting system, controllers and luminaires. 		Worth
5/2008
7/2008
$0.221 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83963 Construction of a modern roadway lighting system consisting of drilling and pouring light pole foundations, installation of lighting controller, removal and replacement of luminaires on existing poles, assembling and mounting new light poles on Oak Park Avenue from 115th Street to 107th Street in the Village of Worth.
On the north side of 187th St.

Sidewalk, drainage improvements. 		Country Club Hills
5/2008
6/2008
$0.12 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83960 0.36 mile sidewalk, small drainage improvements on the north side of 187th Street from Loretto Lane to Baker Avenue and on the north side of 186th Place from Maple Avenue to Willow Avenue in Country Club Hills.
Park Avenue over Cal Union Ditch.

Precast, prestressed concrete deck beams. 		Markham
5/2008
9/2008
$0.175 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60D24 Removal and replacement of the precast, prestressed concrete deck beams on the structure carrying Park Avenue over Cal Union Ditch in Markham.
Prairie Ave from Brookfield Ave to Washington Ave

Pavement Reconstruction, Etc. 		Brookfield


$1.88 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83881 Project consists of pavement reconstruction, curb and gutter removal and replacement, driveway pavement removal and replacement, storm sewer installation, combination sewer repairs, thermoplastic pavement markings and all other incidental work to complete the project on Prairie Ave from Brookfield Ave to Washington Ave in the Village of Brookfield
Riverdale Ivanhoe Metra Station parking lot & access road.

Hot mix asphalt, landscaping, sidewalk curb & gutter, and lighting 		Riverdale
9/2007
6/2008
$0.905 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83912 Reconstruction of the parking lot and access road for the Riverdale Ivanhoe Metra Station, includes curb & gutters, landscaping, and street lighting on both 145th St. between Atlantic St & Illinois St., and Illinois St. between 145th St and 147th St. in Riverdale.
South side of 175th St.

Sidewalk installation/drainage 		Country Club Hills
9/2007
8/2008
$0.132 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83921 0.31 mile sidewalk installation including small drainage improvements on the south side of 175th St. from Crawford Ave. to Country Club Drive in Country Club Hills.
Southwest Highway

Concrete deck beam support towers. 		Chicago Ridge
7/2008
8/2008
$0.299 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60D44 Installing precast, prestressed concrete deck beam support towers for the structure carrying Southwest Highway over the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad, Melvina Ditch and Stony Creek in Chicago Ridge.
State Road

Resurfacing, frame & lid adjustment/patching. 		Burbank
7/2008
10/2008
$0.645 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 63010 1.32 miles hot mix asphalt surface removal and resurfacing, polymerized leveling binder, curb and gutter removal and replacement, frame and lid adjustments and patching on State Road from 86th Place to 79th Street in Burbank.
State Street

Roadway resurfacing, curb & gutter, patching, and marking. 		South Holland
10/2007
6/2008
$0.888 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83941 Roadway resurfacing with leveling binder and surface courses, curb and gutter, patching, and markings on State Street from US 6 to Sibley Boulevard in South Holland.
Taylor Street over I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway)

Bridge joint reconstruction (2 bridges), and ramp repairs. 		Chicago
7/2008
9/2008
$0.113 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60C46 Bridge joint reconstruction and repairs to 2 bridges and joint repairs to the ramp carrying Taylor Street over I 90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway)
US 12/20/45 SB to IL 171 & NB over US 12/20/45

Steel beam replacement. 		Willow Springs
7/2008
9/2008
$0.173 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60D53 Steel beam replacement and repair work on the existing structures on the US 12/20/45 (LaGrange Rd.) southbound ramp to eastbound IL 171 and over US 12/20/45 (LaGrange Rd.) northbound in Willow Springs.
US 30 @ Cottage Grove Avenue

Intersection improvement 		Chicago Heights and Ford Heights.
4/2008
10/2008
$2.03 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 62949 Intersection improvement consisting of widening, resurfacing and traffic signal modernization on US 30 at Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago Heights and Ford Heights
US 6 From US 45 (96th Ave/ LaGrange Rd) to 94th Ave

Intersection Reconstruction 		Orland Park
2/07
8/08
$13.557 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 62880 0.95 mile of intersection reconstruction consisting of pavement widening pavement reconstruction, retaining wall construction, traffic signal modernization and interconnection on US 6 from US 45 (96th Ave/ LaGrange Rd) to 94th Ave in Orland Park
TRAFFIC ALERT: Intermittent lane closures in both directions. Please watch speed and please watch for signs.
Various

Pavement patching. 		Various various
5/2008
8/2008
$7.36 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 60E42 Pavement patching improvement along various routes in southern Cook County.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Watch your speed and look for signs.
Various local streets in Lynwood

Installation of light poles, foundations, and unit duct work. 		Lynwood
10/2007
6/2008
$0.185 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83946 Installation of light poles, foundations and unit duct work on various local streets in Lynwood.
Various locations east of Kedzie Avenue

Curb & gutter, patching, drainage, & hot mix asphalt surface. 		Merrionette Park
5/2008
7/2008
$0.612 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83958 Project consists of curb and gutter removal and replacement, patching, drainage structure adjustments, and repair Hot Mix Asphalt surface construction at various locations east of Kedzie Avenue between 115th Street and 119th Street in the Village of Merrionette Park.
Wentworth Avenue @ River Oaks Dr.

Channelization, widening, resurfacing & traffic signal modernization. 		Calumet City
8/2007
8/2008
$2.275 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 62915 0.67 mile of channelization, widening, resurfacing and traffic signal modernization on Wentworth Avenue at River Oaks Drive in Calumet City.
Woodward Avenue from 63rd St. to south limits of Downers Grove.

Reconstruction & widening. 		Downers Grove
4/2008
12/2008
$1.058 		IMPACT ON TRAVEL: 83936 0.47 mile pavement removal and replacement with leveling binder, Hot Mix Asphalt surface, pavement widening, curb and gutter replacement, traffic signals and lighting on Woodward Avenue from 63rd Street to south limits of Downers Grove.