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ET21

#2800
July 18, 2024, 11:55:12 AM  
Quote from: Brandon on July 16, 2024, 10:10:06 PM
Quote from: Revive 755 on July 16, 2024, 10:01:58 PMI-55 is closed from US 6 (Exit 248) to River Road (Exit 241) (which includes the Des Plaines River Bridge) due to downed power lines.  Some news stories indicated it may be closed for at least another day.

ComEd apparently needs to bring a lot of equipment back there to fix the high voltage lines.  At least one tower structure is down, possibly more, and the area is swampy and thus require matting before any heavy equipment can be brought back to these tower areas.  ComEd said that they will probably have the equipment on-site on Wednesday so this is a longer term closure than just a day or two.

They reopened I-55 this morning, but it's gonna be awhile before the towers are rebuilt. NWS rated it as an EF-2 tornado in that stretch
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Brandon

#2801
July 18, 2024, 09:43:40 PM  
Quote from: ET21 on July 18, 2024, 11:55:12 AM
Quote from: Brandon on July 16, 2024, 10:10:06 PM
Quote from: Revive 755 on July 16, 2024, 10:01:58 PMI-55 is closed from US 6 (Exit 248) to River Road (Exit 241) (which includes the Des Plaines River Bridge) due to downed power lines.  Some news stories indicated it may be closed for at least another day.

ComEd apparently needs to bring a lot of equipment back there to fix the high voltage lines.  At least one tower structure is down, possibly more, and the area is swampy and thus require matting before any heavy equipment can be brought back to these tower areas.  ComEd said that they will probably have the equipment on-site on Wednesday so this is a longer term closure than just a day or two.

They reopened I-55 this morning, but it's gonna be awhile before the towers are rebuilt. NWS rated it as an EF-2 tornado in that stretch

Yeah, ComEd moved pretty fast on this.  Driving by this morning, one can see the two towers crumpled on each side of I-55.
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Revive 755

#2802
August 17, 2024, 11:07:26 PM  
The new ramp for the SB I-39 mainline at the western US 20 interchange is partially open - only the right lane on the ramp is currently usable.

cwm1276

#2803
August 20, 2024, 05:58:14 PM  
Quote from: Revive 755 on August 17, 2024, 11:07:26 PMThe new ramp for the SB I-39 mainline at the western US 20 interchange is partially open - only the right lane on the ramp is currently usable.
Seeming to help traffic already as the incline is less on the new ramp.  Trucks seemed to take it faster.  I keep left and stay on 20.

SSOWorld

#2804
August 21, 2024, 09:58:17 PM  
Now it they could get that road straightened out at Perryville road (they put the bridge pillar in the middle of the road (sort of)
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cwm1276

#2805
August 22, 2024, 07:18:20 PM  
Quote from: SSOWorld on August 21, 2024, 09:58:17 PMNow it they could get that road straightened out at Perryville road (they put the bridge pillar in the middle of the road (sort of)
They are supposed to start next year rebuilding 20/39.  3 lanes + auxiliary lane between Harrison and 39.  The column of Perryville is the centerline of the new road.  People will still think they need to be in the left lane to continue south on 39.

edwaleni

#2806
August 23, 2024, 11:36:55 AM  
Does anyone know the details on why IDOT closed the eastbound side of the Stan Musial?

They said something about a catastrophic failure of a bridge joint between the Musial and the ramp.

Just how bad is it?

hobsini2

#2807
August 27, 2024, 01:12:32 PM  
Quote from: edwaleni on August 23, 2024, 11:36:55 AMDoes anyone know the details on why IDOT closed the eastbound side of the Stan Musial?

They said something about a catastrophic failure of a bridge joint between the Musial and the ramp.

Just how bad is it?
Apparently, a failed bridge joint. They are replacing it.
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edwaleni

#2808
August 27, 2024, 05:46:58 PM  
Thanks, looks like the answers came out over in the bid area.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=9615.545

paulthemapguy

#2809
September 13, 2024, 08:05:44 PM  
New sign gantries and signal masts are going up at the I-55 interchange with Illinois 59 (exit 251). I saw this sitting on the NB offramp today, waiting to be hoisted.


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#2810
September 15, 2024, 04:14:48 PM  
Quote from: paulthemapguy on September 13, 2024, 08:05:44 PMNew sign gantries and signal masts are going up at the I-55 interchange with Illinois 59 (exit 251). I saw this sitting on the NB offramp today, waiting to be hoisted.

When complete, that's going to be a very oblique diverging diamond.  It'll be almost a U-turn to go from Sbd I-55 to Nbd IL-59.
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Lyon Wonder

#2811
September 17, 2024, 09:20:08 PM  
News on the replacement for the IL-16/IL-100 Joe Page Illinois River Bridge at Hardin. There are 4 possible locations for the new bridge being studied.

I wouldn't be surprised the new bridge will be located several miles north or south away from Hardin and nowhere near the old bridge.

https://wlds.com/idot-narrows-new-joe-page-bridge-design-down-to-4-corridors/

Rick Powell

#2812
September 18, 2024, 11:08:43 AM  
Quote from: Lyon Wonder on September 17, 2024, 09:20:08 PMNews on the replacement for the IL-16/IL-100 Joe Page Illinois River Bridge at Hardin. There are 4 possible locations for the new bridge being studied.

I wouldn't be surprised the new bridge will be located several miles north or south away from Hardin and nowhere near the old bridge.

https://wlds.com/idot-narrows-new-joe-page-bridge-design-down-to-4-corridors/

When the Florence bridge is replaced soon in Scott/Pike counties, the Joe Page bridge will be the last remaining vertical lift bridge on the state highway system (there are a few bascule bridges in Joliet). When I was at IDOT, there was a lot of joking among Districts about not wanting to have the last remaining vertical lift because it would be deemed "historic" and unable to be replaced with a non-lift. Sounds like the removal of Joe Page won't trigger anything of the sort, just a bunch of photos and a report for the Historic American Engineering Record documentation.

edwaleni

#2813
September 20, 2024, 12:03:38 AM   Last Edit: September 20, 2024, 12:14:20 AM by edwaleni
Probably the ferry at Kampsville will be the last "historic" thing to be saved.

Oh by the way, there is still the Torrence Ave. lift bridge over the Calumet River. But that is a CDOT, not IDOT deal.
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