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Reply The work beginning on Wednesday will include roadway resurfacing, planter box installation, sidewalk removal and replacement, brick paver installation and landscaping improvements. (Shutterstock) LOCKPORT, IL — Construction for the 2021 downtown streetscape project will begin on Wednesday in Lockport. The overall project includes streetscape improvements, roadway resurfacing and sidewalk replacement on State Street between 10th Street and 11th Street and on Ninth Street between State an...

Construction on next phases of Wasson Way set to begin Wasson Way will eventually stretch from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Avondale to Red Bank Road in Fairfax. Wasson Way will eventually stretch from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Avondale to Red Bank Road in Fairfax. (Source: WXIX/Brian Planalp) By Brian Planalp | April 27, 2021 at 9:07 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 9:07 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The next phases of Wasson Way will begin construction on Wednesday, according to a city ...

Sidewalk construction will create better pedestrian access along Ann Arbor road Updated 8:00 AM; Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — The Ann Arbor City Council has approved $120,000 from the street, bridge and sidewalk millage to fund filling of sidewalk gaps on Newport and Sunset roads. The Newport/Sunset sidewalk gap project is part of the city’s 2022-27 capital improvements plan. The project includes construction of sidewalk on the west side of Newport Road from Downup Circle to Sunset Road,...

Pandemic did little to hinder planned road and bridge work in 2020 Pandemic did little to hinder planned road and bridge work in 2020 Coshocton County Engineer Fred Wachtel recently gave his annual report to Coshocton County Commissioners. About $2 million was spent on road work and $796,279 on bridge work, which most money come from the state. The engineers office maintains 350 miles of road with the majority of roads marked to be in good or better condition. Funding was thought to be down bec...

Hoffman Estates 2021 Street Revitalization Project this summer will consist of the re-construction of seven streets and the resurfacing of 23 others, village officials said.

  The previous top project on the Road Commission’s list was Marshall Road between State Street and Jonesville Road but that work has been pushed back to the summer of 2022 after construction on the new Branch County Jail is done. Local funding will be used by the Road Commission after the jail construction is complete.     The meeting was held so that local officials and interested citizens can provide input on the allocation of federal funds for use on eligible transportation projects...

Fairfield seeks funds for former bowling alley site project FAIRFIELD — Strings attached to various funding sources could leave a money gap to build out the full vision the city has for the old Fairfield Bowl site on North Texas Street. The City Council on Tuesday agreed to submit an $8.5 million application to the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program to fund the Linear Park Trail Revitalization – Node 4A Project. The city had applied during a previous round of fu...

Wood River hears ADA transition plan FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — A public hearing was held on the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Monday night. Public Works Director Steve Palen gave updates to the plan, which came through the Wood River Fire Department, the public library with minor changes, as well as the Public Works Department regarding curbing and sidewalk improvements along 6th Street and Ferguson Avenue. The meeting was followed by the city council meetin...

Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows would share costs of Weber Drive work Rolling Meadows City Manager Barry Krumstok Rolling Meadows Alderman Nick Budmats   Updated 1/27/2021 7:31 PM Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows are likely to partner on reconstruction of a half-mile stretch of a north-south thoroughfare that runs through both towns. Weber Drive, also known as Old Wilke Road, is a two-lane street between Algonquin Road and Central Road that has a traffic volume of less th...

One of the most critical responsibilities of any municipality is investing in and maintaining its infrastructure. In a city the size of Rockford, that means 518 miles of local roads, 216 miles of arterial and collector streets, 82 miles of alleys, 260 traffic signals, 131 bridges and box culverts, 12,399 street lights, three dams, 799 miles of sidewalk, 33,216 street signs and 34,557 inlets and sewer covers. That’s just a few of the highlights of our infrastructure, and residents and visitors...