Southgate Water Main & Road Replacement / Longmeadow & Iroquois Road

• Asphalt Driveway Repairs: Final Driveway repairs are expected be complete by end of business Tuesday 10/27/2026.  Each individual homeowner will be contacted the day of the replacement. Homeowners receiving a replacement will be allowed to drive over temporary gravel or the new pavement. We ask that you not park on the new asphalt as it cures; please park in the garage, other areas of the driveway or the roadway overnight.

• Landscaping: Landscape restoration is scheduled to continue up to final paving of the roadways.

• Roadway Tack Coat: Friday, October 30 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., the contractor will be applying a tack coating to Longmeadow Circle, Iroquois Avenue, Southgate Course and Foxwood Lane. During this time frame, we ask all homeowners to move cars from the roadway.  Once the tack coating is applied, the roadway will be reopened

UPDATED Schedule for Final Roadway Asphalt Paving

Longmeadow Circle and Iroquois Ave:  Roadway asphalt paving will begin on Monday, November 2. The contractor will be paving the road from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment. During this time, homeowners will be asked to park on additional area roadways. Please reference the parking map(PDF, 2MB) for locations. After the final course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Southgate Course and Foxwood Lane: Roadway asphalt paving will begin on Tuesday, November 3. The contractor will be paving the road from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment. During this time, homeowners will be asked to park on additional area roadways. Please reference the parking map(PDF, 1MB) for locations. After the final course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Since this work is weather dependent, if the schedule changes the City will provide additional updates on the City website as well as additional door notices.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause.

Asphalt Driveway Repairs: Final Driveway repairs are scheduled for Monday October 26th or Tuesday 27th. Each individual homeowner will be contacted the day off the replacement. Homeowners receiving a replacement will be allowed to drive over temporary gravel or the new pavement. The city only asks that you not park on the new asphalt as it cures. We ask affected homeowners to park in the garage, other areas of the driveway or the roadway overnight.

Final Roadway asphalt paving schedule is as follows:

Longmeadow Cir and Iroquois Ave:  Thursday October 29th between 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, the contractor will be applying a tack coating to the roadway. During this time frame we ask all homeowners to move cars from the roadway.  Once the contractor has completed the roadway, it will be reopened. Roadway asphalt paving will start on Friday October 30th. On Friday, the contractor will start the road paving operation at 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. This work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment. This work will occur all day. During this time homeowners will be allowed to park on additional area roadways. Please reference the parking map(PDF, 2MB). After the base final course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Southgate Course and Foxwood Ln:  Monday November 2nd at 7:00 am on Monday, the contractor will be cleaning the roadway and applying a tack coating. Roadway asphalt paving will start on same day - Monday November 2nd.  The contractor will start the road paving operation and is expected to complete around 5:00 pm. This work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment. This work will occur all day, during this time homeowners will be allowed to park on additional area roadways. Please reference the parking map(PDF, 1MB). After the base final course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Landscaping is scheduled to start this week and continue up to the paving of the roadway.

Since the work is weather dependent, if the schedule changes the City will provide additional updates on the City website as well as with  additional door notices.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause.

Roadway asphalt paving started early: Because of favorable changes in the weather forecast, the paving contractor was able to start paving today. The City of St. Charles team appreciates your understanding of this short notice change in scheduling. The contractor was able to complete a significant portion of the subdivision on Thursday, October 15 and will continue the road paving operation at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, October 16.  Again, this work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment, and this work will occur all day. During this time, homeowners will be allowed to park on additional area roadways; please reference the parking map(PDF, 1MB) for appropriate parking locations. After the base binder course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Asphalt Driveway Repairs: Driveway repairs have been moved to early next week. Each individual homeowner will be contacted the day off the replacement. Homeowners who receive a replacement will be allowed to drive over the new pavement, but we do ask that you not park on the new asphalt as it cures overnight.

Since the work is weather dependent, if the schedule changes we will provide additional updates on the City website and with additional door notices.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause. 

Southgate Course Subdivision: Base Reclamation will be completed in a single day instead of the projected two days. Once crews are completely done and the roadway is safe to drive on, access to the subdivision will be reopened.  Homeowners will be allowed to park on the street overnight but will not have access to pull vehicles into their driveway.

Tack Coating on Wednesday, October 14: Between 10 am – 3pm on Wednesday, the contractor will be applying a tack coating to the roadway. During this time frame, we ask all homeowners to move cars from the roadway.  Once this task is completed, the roadway will be reopened. Homeowners will be allowed to park on the street overnight but will not have access to pull vehicles into their driveway.

Thursday, October 15: No work is project because of the wet weather.

Roadway asphalt paving will start on Friday, October 16th. On Friday, the contractor will start the road paving operation at 7:00 a.m. to  5:00 p.m. This work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment. This work will occur all day; during this time homeowners will be allowed to park on additional area roadways. Please reference this parking map(PDF, 1MB). After the base binder course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Since the work is weather dependent, if the schedule changes the City will provide additional updates on the City website as well as with additional door notices.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause. 

Lakeshore Recycling Systems was unable to service Longmeadow Circle today.  The construction crew had just poured fresh concrete when the Recycling driver arrived so they would not allow him to pass.  Trash, recycle and yard waste will not be collected today, but will be serviced first thing Tuesday morning.  

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

Southgate Course Subdivision: On Tuesday October 13, Base Reclamation will start. The Contractor will place powdered cement on the roadway, then use a mill to mix the powder into the roadway base. They will then grade and compact the new base. During the daytime working hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Southgate Subdivision will be closed to all traffic. The contractor will place signs at the end of the streets notifying you to stay off the road. Please reference the parking map(PDF, 1MB).

As soon as the process is complete, the contractor will remove the signs. This operation will take approximately two full days, so please plan for interruptions, including no access to your driveway. The contractor is planning on starting in Foxwood Ln (Ct) then turning right to the south Southgate loop. They will continue working around the loop to the main entrance. Again, the progress will vary so we ask all homeowners to please plan ahead for no access during these two days of Tuesday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 14.

The base reclamation product requires a full day of curing. Homeowner will be allowed to park on the street overnight, but will not have access to pull your vehicle into your driveway.

Preliminary Plan (Weather Permitting): Base (Binder) roadway asphalt paving will start on Friday, October 16. On Friday, the contractor will start the road paving operation at 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment. This work will occur all day, during this time homeowners will be allowed to park on additional area roadways. Please reference the parking map(PDF, 1MB). After the base binder course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Since the work is weather dependent, if the schedule changes the City will provide additional updates on the City website and with additional door notices.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause. 

Longmeadow and Iroquois: Base (Binder) Roadway asphalt paving is scheduled to begin. The City is requesting all cars parked on Longmeadow and Iroquois be moved from the roadway on Tuesday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 14 .

On Tuesday, the contractor will be applying a tack coating to the roadway.  Once this is completed, the roadway will be reopened.

On Wednesday, the contractor will start the road paving operation from 7am – 5pm. This work will include a lot of trucks and heavy equipment. This work will occur all day; during this time homeowners will need to park on other area roadways. Please reference the parking map here(PDF, 2MB). After the base binder course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on roadways and will also safely be able to access their driveways.

Since the work is weather dependent, if the schedule changes the City will provide additional updates on the City website as well as additional door notices.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause. 

Longmeadow: Weather permitting, on Monday October 12^th Base Reclamation will start. The Contractor will place powdered cement on the roadway then use a mill to mix the powder into the roadway base. They will then grade and compact the new base. During the daytime working hours, Longmeadow will be closed to all traffic. The Contractor will place a sign at the end of the street notifying you to stay off the road. As soon as the process is complete, they will remove the sign. This operation will take approximately one full day, so please plan for interruptions, including no access to your driveway.

The base reclamation product requires a full day of curing, which will occur on Tuesday, October 13^th. Homeowners will be allowed to park on the street during this time, but will not have access to pull their vehicle(s) into the driveway.

On Wednesday, October 14^th beginning at 7:00 a.m., we ask that any vehicles parked on Longmeadow to be moved as the contractor will be applying the base course of asphalt. This work will occur all day; during this time homeowners will be allowed to park on Iroquois or additional area roadways. Please reference the parking map posted on the webpage. After the base course of asphalt is completed, homeowners will be allowed on Longmeadow and will also be able to safely access their driveways.

Since the work is weather dependent, if the schedule changes the City will provide additional updates on the city website and additional door notices.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause. 

Southgate Course: Roadway milling is expected to start Thursday, October 8th. The contractor will be starting on Foxwood Lane and working their way out. The work is expected to last until the end of day Friday, October 9.

During this workday of 7am – 5pm, street and driveway access will be limited. Please move any vehicles off the street to your driveway before 7am.

No on-street parking is allowed during this operation.

The closure will last for approximately one day. Arrangements have been made with the Police Department to allow you to park your vehicles(s) on adjacent streets during the workday. Please refer to the City website for parking maps. 

Prior to the end of day, the contractor will provide ramping over the curb for driveway access. Homeowners will be allowed to access roadways and driveways.

As a reminder, there will be additional steps to the road reconstruction. Since the work is weather dependent additional updates will be provided on the city website and with additional door notices.

The city apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause.

Longmeadow and Iroquois: Roadway milling is expected to start Wednesday October 7th. During this workday of 7am – 5pm, street and driveway access will be limited. Please move any vehicles off the street to your driveway before 7am.

No on-street parking is allowed during this operation.

The closure will last for approximately one day. Arrangements have been made with the Police Department to allow you to park your vehicles(s) on adjacent streets during the workday. Please refer to the city website for parking maps. 

Prior to the end of day, the contractor will provide ramping over the curb for driveway access. Homeowners will be allowed to access roadways and driveways.

As a reminder, there will be additional steps to the road reconstruction. Since the work is weather dependent additional updates will be provided on the city website and with additional door notices.

The city apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause.

Southgate:       

Work will continue Friday, October 2nd with removals and will be extending into Saturday, October 3rd if necessary. 

Framing and site preparation will also be taking place Friday and continue into Saturday.

Concrete placement is currently targeted for Monday, October 5 and Tuesday, October 6 on Southgate, weather and site conditions permitting.

Southgate:       

The contractor is scheduled to begin removing, then pouring sidewalks and curbs the rest of this week. With wet weather in the forecast, it is expected this work will be delayed and continue into next week.  Additionally next week, removal and replacement of any driveway approaches being replaced as part of this project will be completed. The site engineer will be delivering notices to any homeowner whose driveway will be impacted by the proposed curb, sidewalk, or driveway work.

Long term road repairs are dependent on weather and contractor progress; preliminary roadway milling is projected to start towards the end of the week of October 5. After the preliminary road milling, Southgate will receive additional base reconstruction. The City will provide additional updates including parking details as the time gets closer.

Longmeadow and Iroquois:

The contractor will be completing the remaining curb, sidewalk and driveway approaches this week. Depending on the weather, preliminary road grinding will start the week of October 5.  During this time, we ask residents not park on the street during the work week from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Longmeadow will receive additional roadway base reconstruction; this work is expected to start the week of October 12^th. The City will provide additional updates including parking details as the time gets closer. 

Southgate

By the end of the business day on Wednesday, September 16, the water main and all the transfers of water services will be complete. The contractor will begin working on the removal of old fire hydrants and old valves; this work will continue into the week of September 21.  Once the old hydrants and valves have been removed, the contractor will begin working on stormwater adjustments.

Weather dependent, beginning the week of September 21, the contractor will begin removing curb, sidewalk, and concrete approaches. Impacted homeowners will be notified if driveway access will be impacted. During this time, the site engineer will discuss parking options with the homeowner.

Longmeadow and Iroquois

Geneva construction will continue with curb, sidewalk and driveway approach removals and replacement. This work is expected to continue into the week of September 21. Impacted homeowners will be notified ahead of time if driveway access will be impacted. During this time, the site engineer will discuss parking options with the homeowner.

Longmeadow and Iroquois: 

The last of the watermain valve, hydrants and stormwater work is wrapping up the week of September 1^st.  No work will take place on Monday, September 7^th due to the Labor Day Holiday; work is expected to resume on Tuesday, September 8 with additional concrete repairs to sidewalks, curbs and driveway approaches. Homeowners with impacted driveway access will receive notice prior to work starting. 

Southgate: 

The second phase of the water main replacement has passed all tests. The contractor will continue to transfer water services over to the new water main in Phase One and begin work on Phase Two. No work will take place on Monday September 7^th due to the Labor Day Holiday; work is expected to resume on Tuesday, September 8.

Water Service Line work will proceed for the next two weeks. As a reminder, this work entails installing a new water service from the main to the home's outside shutoff which is commonly located near the sidewalk. Each home will be notified of the water being shut down prior to installation. Please see the attached document(PDF, 252KB) for steps to prepare for a new service line to help protect your home and flush the home plumbing after the work is completed.

As a reminder, refuse collection will be delayed one day to Tuesday, September 8 due to the Labor Day Holiday.

Southgate, Longmeadow and Iroquois:

Work is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, 8/26/26 on Longmeadow and Iroquois. The contractor will be conducting stormwater and hydrant replacements until next week. Concrete curb and sidewalk removals on Longmeadow and Iroquois is expected to begin next Wednesday, September 2. Homeowners with impacted driveway access will receive notice prior to work starting.

Southgate:

The second phase of the water main installation will be completed this Tuesday, August 25. The contractor will be installing the remaining fire hydrants on the second phase the rest of this week.

Beginning Thursday, August 27, the contractor will be installing new water service lines at homes on the first phase(PDF, 1MB).

As a reminder, this is a new water service line from the main to the home's outside shut off, commonly located near the sidewalk. Each home will be notified of the water being shut down prior to installation. Please see the steps to prepare(PDF, 252KB) for a new service line to help protect your home and flush home plumbing after the work is completed. 

Weather has slowed progress over the last week. The contractor is now projected to start on Longmeadow and Iroquois the middle of next week, August 24 to August 28. 

The Southgate water main construction will continue until the middle of next week, followed by flushing and testing.

Brush collection on Southgate will occur Thursday, August 20 in the morning. The city has coordinated with the contractor to allow access for the pickup. If your brush is missed, please contact public works at 630-377-4405 or PW@stcharlesil.gov. 

Construction of the second phase of the water main will continue this week near the intersection of Foxwood Lane and Southgate Course; see map(PDF, 1MB) for location. The contractor will proceed east from the intersection. Over the next two weeks they will continue with the watermain construction working their way back the subdivision entrance. During this time the first phase water main will be filled, flushed, tested and disinfected.

Weather permitting, saw cutting on Iroquois and Longmeadow will start next week in preparation for minor utility repairs and concrete replacement. 

Missed RefuseCollection

Is construction on your street preventing your garbage or recycling from being picked up? If your scheduled collection was missed, please contact Lakeshore Recycling Services (LRS) directly so they can coordinate a pickup.

LRS: 844-633-3577
Email:StCharles@LRSrecycles.com

If you’ve contacted LRS and are still experiencing issues with your refuse or recycling pickup, please reach out to the City of St. Charles Public Works Department at 630-377-4405 for additional assistance.

This week into early next week the contractor will be installing water main at the first intersection of Southgate and Southgate heading towards Foxwood Lane; see attached map(PDF, 1MB). This construction will include the Foxwood Ln (Court). After completion of this first phase of the water main, the contractor will install fire hydrants. Once the hydrants are installed the new water main will be filled and tested. This work is expected to continue until the end of next week. There are some storms in the forecast that may delay schedules over the next few days. 

Construction started today, July 29 at the intersection of Southgate Course and Fox Chase Blvd. The contractor plans to construct and test the new water main in sections.

This week into early next week the contractor will continue installing watermain down Southgate Course heading to the intersection of Southgate Court.  They will stop once they have reached Southgate Court and continue installing water main at the first intersection of Southgate Course and Southgate Court heading towards Foxwood Lane. This second leg of the water main installation is expected to continue until the second week of August; please reference the first phase map(PDF, 1MB).

Starting on Monday July 27th, the contractor will begin saw cutting pavement, curb, sidewalk and driveways within the full project limits throughout the subdivision. The saw cutting is in preparation for the start of the watermain installation on Wednesday July 29th.

The watermain installation will start at the intersection of Fox Chase Blvd and Southgate Course. Once they are out of the intersection, the contractor will continue to work south down Southgate Course. This work will result in daily lane closures and flaggers. This daily lane closure will be in place from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The road will be reopened for full use during off hours. This road impact is expected to last approximately one week, until August 5th. All work is weather dependent. Please expect delays entering or leaving the subdivision. Please see the attached map(PDF, 1MB) for impacted traffic area.

As a result of the weather last week, the projected construction start date has been moved to the week of July 20 - July 27th. 

Mobilization and project set-up is anticipated to begin July 7.