Update - 1/6/17
All work was completed in fall 2016. City staff will be doing a final walk through in spring 2017.
Construction
Update - 1/6/17
All work was completed in fall 2016. City staff will be doing a final walk through in spring 2017.
Update - 10/27/16
Grading and stone work is complete. The area has been seeded and landscape blanket has been put down throughout the work zone. Next spring, the contractor will return to install plug plants and provide supplemental seeding and landscape maintenance.
Update - 9/26/16
The City’s contractor, V3, has begun de-watering operations on site to allow for appropriate access to initiate grading work. An access road was installed and materials have been staged on the eastern bank of the basin.
Grading work will begin on the northern bank of the basin, adjacent to Foxfield Drive. As the grade is established, limestone will be added to designated areas near inlets, while the majority of the bank will be seeded to establish a root system to prevent future erosion.
Update - 9/14/16
The City recently performed a post restoration walk through to evaluate the establishment of the landscape areas. Several areas were identified as needing additional restoration work including levelling of areas that have settled, removal of rocks, and seeding of areas that didn’t establish adequately. The contractor is beginning to repair these areas and it anticipated that this work will be completed by next week.
Update 9/2/2016
The paving work has been completed at all locations. The contractor will continue placing the topsoil in areas where the parkways have been disturbed over the next week or so. Sod restoration to take place in early September. In addition the contractor will be working on any outstanding punch list items over the next few weeks.
Update - 8/26/16
The Illinois Bridge Repair project is starting to wrap up. The contractor will be making a change to the traffic pattern on Monday, August 29th. The bridge will be fully open to traffic by the end of the day, with a temporary lane closure next week to complete some punch list items. Two way traffic will be maintained through the duration of the project.
Update - 8/26/16
The paving work has been completed at all locations, except Kautz Road.
Update - 8/25/16
The Illinois Bridge Repair project is starting to wrap up. The contractor will be making a change to the traffic pattern on Friday, August 26th. The bridge will be fully open to traffic by the end of the day, with a temporary lane closure next week to complete some punch list items. Two way traffic will be maintained through the duration of the project.
Update - 8/19/16
The contractor has completed the paving work. Over the next week or so the contractor will work on any outstanding punch list items. The placement of the sod restoration is anticipated in early September.
