The Village has received notice from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) that due to the current lack of a state budget, IDOT Road Projects, along with federally funded local road projects, will be shut down effective Thursday, June 30, 2016. The state’s fiscal year runs from July 1st through June 30th. IDOT has advised that since Springfield has not passed a state budget, there is no budget authority to continue these programs after the end of the current fiscal year.
This notice of pending shut down will affect Willowbrook by halting the currently underway Clarendon Hills Road resurfacing project. This project was made possible through a Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) grant, which is providing funding for 75% of the project. The contractor, K-Five construction, has completed milling and the first layer of resurfacing between 67th Street and 61st street. However, currently, all work has been suspended according to a directive given by the State of Illinois to stop all destructive work on June 22, 2016. On Clarendon Hills Road, the contractor has worked to make the site as safe as possible given the stage at which notification was given from the State to stop work.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact the Willowbrook Village Hall at (630) 323-8215.
At the DuPage County level, affected projects include the I-290 @ IL-390 (Elgin-O’Hare) ramp project, the Irving Park Rd. @ Wood Dale Rd. Intersection Improvement project, the Irving Park Rd. @ York Rd. Intersection Improvement project, the Ogden Ave. over CN Railroad project, the Plainfield Rd. (from Manning to Cass) project, and the 75th St. (from Adams to Plainfield) project. Until budget authority is granted, work on these projects will also stop.