Illinois interesting bid annoucements

[Rick Powell]

* Item 155"  "Roadway extension of Freedom Parkway from east of IL 8 to Cummings Lane in Washington."

Is it common for IDOT to take charge local road extensions like this? Right now, Freedom Pkwy just leads from IL 8 (BUS US 24) to the Walmart, Menards, and other commercial properties. The extension would allow it to better connect to residential areas to the east, but I don't see why IDOT would step in other than supplementary funding.

Just because it's on the statewide letting doesn't mean that the road is jurisdictionally IDOT's. IDOT has a process to include local projects on the statewide letting where the procurement is standardized to IDOT requirements. Many but not all federally funded local projects are placed on the statewide letting. Look at the entire list and you will see "CH" (county highway) and TR (township road) pop up here and there as well as municipal street names.

[paulthemapguy]

* Item 155"  "Roadway extension of Freedom Parkway from east of IL 8 to Cummings Lane in Washington."

Is it common for IDOT to take charge local road extensions like this? Right now, Freedom Pkwy just leads from IL 8 (BUS US 24) to the Walmart, Menards, and other commercial properties. The extension would allow it to better connect to residential areas to the east, but I don't see why IDOT would step in other than supplementary funding.

Just because it's on the statewide letting doesn't mean that the road is jurisdictionally IDOT's. IDOT has a process to include local projects on the statewide letting where the procurement is standardized to IDOT requirements. Many but not all federally funded local projects are placed on the statewide letting. Look at the entire list and you will see "CH" (county highway) and TR (township road) pop up here and there as well as municipal street names.

If I recall correctly, projects that receive federal funding have to be let through the IDOT bid lettings whether or not they fall under IDOT's jurisdiction.  This could also be a case where the state "secretly" maintains an unnumbered roadway.

[wanderer2575]

* Item 155"  "Roadway extension of Freedom Parkway from east of IL 8 to Cummings Lane in Washington."

Is it common for IDOT to take charge local road extensions like this? Right now, Freedom Pkwy just leads from IL 8 (BUS US 24) to the Walmart, Menards, and other commercial properties. The extension would allow it to better connect to residential areas to the east, but I don't see why IDOT would step in other than supplementary funding.

Just because it's on the statewide letting doesn't mean that the road is jurisdictionally IDOT's. IDOT has a process to include local projects on the statewide letting where the procurement is standardized to IDOT requirements. Many but not all federally funded local projects are placed on the statewide letting. Look at the entire list and you will see "CH" (county highway) and TR (township road) pop up here and there as well as municipal street names.

If I recall correctly, projects that receive federal funding have to be let through the IDOT bid lettings whether or not they fall under IDOT's jurisdiction.  This could also be a case where the state "secretly" maintains an unnumbered roadway.

Another possibility is that the locality had the state do some or all of the design work.  A lot of MDOT's (Michigan) bid lettings include the sentence "This is a Local Agency project" in the summary description, and I assume it's because of that or the funding source.

[Rick Powell]

If I recall correctly, projects that receive federal funding have to be let through the IDOT bid lettings whether or not they fall under IDOT's jurisdiction.  This could also be a case where the state "secretly" maintains an unnumbered roadway.

Many local projects with federal funds are let on the statewide letting, but I have a project now that will be on a local letting that has both federal highway and federal rail $ involved, where IDOT is a stakeholder but has no financial contribution. Not sure what the exact rules are. Small municipalities, townships and counties probably appreciate putting a project on the IDOT letting instead of having to do a lot of one-off paperwork to let it themselves, even where they are allowed to do so. Also agreed that there are lots of unmarked FAS and FAU routes that are state routes, especially in the Chicago area.

[Revive 755]

List of projects for the June 16, 2023 Letting is up

* Item 23 is a building demolition near the east end of the Julien Dubuque Bridge on US 20 in East Dubuque.

* Item 117 appears to be an intersection improvement project for US 30 at IL 50

* Item 118 is bridge replacement and some other work for IL 31 at US 20

* Item 121 appears to be intersection modifications for US 20 at Gary Avenue around Roselle.

* Item 122 appears to be building demolition for the future widening of IL 22 in Lake County between IL 83 and Quentin Road.

* Item 124 converts the IL 394 - Exchange Street Burville Road intersection to an RCUT

* Item 166:  "Replacing sign components of interstate signs on I-72 and I-55 in various counties of District 6."

* Item 168 is bridge repairs for the Ohio Street Bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River.

* Item 169 appears to be a mainline reconstruction contract for I-80 west of I-55

* Item 171 is a bridge beam fabrication contract for I-80 around I-55

* Item 184:  More work for I-24 over the Ohio River

* Item 202 signalizes the Giant City Road intersection with East Pleasant Hill Road in Carbondale.

* Item 211:  "Navigation lighting upgrade on SN 002-0005 on US 60/62 over the Mississippi River in Cairo."

* Item 223 reconstructs part of Indian Trail Road in Aurora.

* Item 226:  "Reconstruction of the I-39/US 20 Interchange."  Pay item listing suggests this is for the western/southern interchange.

* Item 234 appears to be some sort of grade separation for Iron Bridge Road at the UP Railroad south of Springfield.

* Item 239 adds a lane on IL 146 between I-24 and US 45, along with a roundabout at Red Bud Lane.

[edited to fix link and fix the description for Item 124]

[edwaleni]

 Item 211:  "Navigation lighting upgrade on SN 002-0005 on US 60/62 over the Mississippi River in Cairo."

Is this bridge still under an emergency closure?

[CtrlAltDel]

Item 211:  "Navigation lighting upgrade on SN 002-0005 on US 60/62 over the Mississippi River in Cairo."

Is this bridge still under an emergency closure?

Yes, but barges and whatnot still pass under it.

[ET21]

List of projects for the June 16, 2023 Letting is up

* Item 23 is a building demolition near the east end of the Julien Dubuque Bridge on US 20 in East Dubuque.

I have a feeling I might know which building it is. There's a small bank building on the north side of the bridge curve

[Rick Powell]

List of projects for the June 16, 2023 Letting is up

* Item 23 is a building demolition near the east end of the Julien Dubuque Bridge on US 20 in East Dubuque.

I have a feeling I might know which building it is. There's a small bank building on the north side of the bridge curve

Here's a link to the plans. Near SE corner of 4th and Wall streets, at 420 Wall Street, next to Weimerskirch Family Dental.
http://apps.dot.illinois.gov/eplan/desenv/061623/023-64S16/PLANS/PL-64S16-023.pdf

Google aerial https://www.google.com/maps/place/420+Wall+St,+East+Dubuque,+IL+61025/@42.4907614,-90.642398,142m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x87e32bb583a83b05:0x136a5807896e2516!8m2!3d42.4907714!4d-90.6418794!16s%2Fg%2F11c14dvgf7

[edwaleni]

List of projects for the June 16, 2023 Letting is up

* Item 23 is a building demolition near the east end of the Julien Dubuque Bridge on US 20 in East Dubuque.

I have a feeling I might know which building it is. There's a small bank building on the north side of the bridge curve

Here's a link to the plans. Near SE corner of 4th and Wall streets, at 420 Wall Street, next to Weimerskirch Family Dental.
http://apps.dot.illinois.gov/eplan/desenv/061623/023-64S16/PLANS/PL-64S16-023.pdf

Google aerial https://www.google.com/maps/place/420+Wall+St,+East+Dubuque,+IL+61025/@42.4907614,-90.642398,142m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x87e32bb583a83b05:0x136a5807896e2516!8m2!3d42.4907714!4d-90.6418794!16s%2Fg%2F11c14dvgf7

Is there a site plan for what IDOT is going to do with the parcels they have been collecting between US-20 and the BNSF ROW, specifically along Wall Street?

[edwaleni]

Item 211:  "Navigation lighting upgrade on SN 002-0005 on US 60/62 over the Mississippi River in Cairo."

Is this bridge still under an emergency closure?

Yes, but barges and whatnot still pass under it.

I figured as such, but do DOT's close river bridges if their navigation lighting is out? Fear of a barge strike?

[paulthemapguy]

* Item 124 converts the IL 394 - Exchange Street intersection to an RCUT

Um...I was in panic mode for a second there.  I looked at the plans, and the description is wrong.  The RCUT is planned at 394 and Burville, NOT 394 and Exchange.  I'd HOPE I would know about something wrecking Exchange Street's continuity, because it's a Will County highway...

Also the link to the list for the June 16 letting was broken for me, so here's a new one: https://webapps1.dot.illinois.gov/WCTB/LbLettingDetail/Index/0d9df85b-899d-48cc-9aaf-7d839de01043

[Rick Powell]

IDOT news release
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Record bid letting for IDOT in June
Fueled by Rebuild Illinois, $910.4 million slated to invest in state's infrastructure

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that bids on 236 contracts for highway and bridge projects were accepted at its June letting, representing a potential investment of more than $910.4 million in infrastructure in communities throughout Illinois. This month's bid letting is the largest in the department's history, fueled by Gov. Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois, which is putting people to work and enhancing quality of life while improving safety and mobility in every part of the state.

"This bid letting is an historic achievement for Illinois and further illustrates the kind of transformational investments being made in the state's infrastructure due to Rebuild Illinois,"  said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. "Up and down Illinois, communities are experiencing the benefits of an improved, modernized transportation system that gets you and your family where you need to go safely and reliably."

In the bid letting held June 16, significant contracts include:
-   $55.4 million to reconstruct Interstate 80 with capacity improvements between Minooka in Kendall County to I-55 in Will County.
-   $18.7 million to reconstruct the interchange of Illinois 31 and U.S. 20 in Elgin.
-   $20.5 million to reconstruct 1.2 miles of Illinois 7 (Southwest Highway) from 131st Street to south of 135th Street in Orland Park.
-   $14.4 million to replace the approach and deck of the bridge and other repairs to Illinois 83 (127th Street) over the Cal Sag Channel in Crestwood and Alsip.
-   $755,753 to resurface Pulaski Road from I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway) to Cermak Road in Chicago.
-   $1.4 million to repair the bridge from I-55 northbound to the Chinatown Feeder in Chicago.
-   $4.1 million to convert the intersection of Illinois 394 and Burville Road in unincorporated Crete Township into a Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT).
-   $98.8 million to reconstruct the I-39 and U.S. 20 interchange in Rockford.
-   $28.8 million to resurface I-74 from north of Illinois 17 in Henry County to U.S. 34 in Knox County.
-   $7.3 million to replace the bridges carrying I-57 over U.S. 45 near Pesotum in Champaign County.
-   $68.9 million to build Brush College Road bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad and Fairies Parkway in Decatur.
-   $11.5 million to patch and resurface, replace sidewalks, curbs and gutters as well as install new signals on Illinois 121 from I-72 to Illinois 48 in Decatur.
-   $44.3 million to build two bridges on Iron Bridge Road and Woodside Road in Sangamon County.
-   $24.5 million for patching, improving drainage and resurfacing 8 miles of U.S. 51 from the DeWitt County line to north of Forsyth Road in Forsyth.
-   $15.2 million to resurface 10 miles of Illinois 255 from Illinois 142 and Seminary Road in the Metro East.
-   $36.8 million to resurface 12.7 miles of I-57 from north of Illinois 146 to the Williamson/Johnson county line.
$21.6 million to patch and resurface 13 miles of I-24 from I-57 to north of U.S. 45 in Vienna. Work includes repairs to five bridges and painting of two bridges.

A total of 38 contracts bid on were in excess of $5 million. Proposals received during the bid letting are subject to review, with contracts generally awarded within a month following the bid letting and construction starting soon afterward. For fiscal year 2023, IDOT has awarded 785 contracts worth more than $2.5 billion in highway and bridge improvements.

Passed in 2019, Rebuild Illinois is investing $33.2 billion into the state's aging transportation system, creating jobs and promoting economic growth. Rebuild Illinois is not only the largest capital program in state history but also the first one that touches all modes of Illinois transportation: roads and bridges, transit, waterways, freight and passenger rail, aviation, and bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.

The record investment in Illinois infrastructure likewise is made possible by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed in late 2021. Illinois is estimated to receive about $17.8 billion in combined infrastructure funding over five years, almost $16 billion of which will be invested across all modes of transportation. An estimated $9.8 billion will go to highway investment, with another $1.4 billion dedicated to bridge replacement and repairs.

[edwaleni]

$7.3 million to replace the bridges carrying I-57 over U.S. 45 near Pesotum in Champaign County.

I remember when these were built. For several years I-57 used to end here and people had to use US-45 to reach Champaign.

There used to be a chain restarant called "Hen House" here and my dad used to stop there religously. I think the last one left was in Tuscola and closed during covid.

$98.8 million to reconstruct the I-39 and U.S. 20 interchange in Rockford.

I assume this will mean that the ghost ramps/landscaping and all of the "single lane" 2 lane bridges that were built for the cancelled Rockford East Access will be removed once and for all.

$18.7 million to reconstruct the interchange of Illinois 31 and U.S. 20 in Elgin.

The bridge for IL-31 dates back to 1959 when the US-20 Bypass was built. It used to have a railroad on it when it was built. The tracks were used to bring boiler coal down to Illinois State Mental Farm in Elgin. Years ago when someone acted crazy we would say, "are you headed to Elgin State?". If you look underneath that bridge it has several hundred lumber spacers keeping (or trying) those rusty I beams straight. Should have been replaced ages ago.

[ET21]

-   $14.4 million to replace the approach and deck of the bridge and other repairs to Illinois 83 (127th Street) over the Cal Sag Channel in Crestwood and Alsip.

Bruh this one is taking forever to finish

[paulthemapguy]

This project on I-80 is desperately needed.  It's not a widening, but the pavement here is beaten all to hell between I-55 and the exit to the west (Ridge Road/Minooka).

[rte66man]

-   $68.9 million to build Brush College Road bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad and Fairies Parkway in Decatur.

$68.9 million for a railroad overpass on a city street? What am I missing here?
https://goo.gl/maps/B2CmAa3WqZ5TtBeQ6

[edwaleni]

-   $68.9 million to build Brush College Road bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad and Fairies Parkway in Decatur.

$68.9 million for a railroad overpass on a city street? What am I missing here?
https://goo.gl/maps/B2CmAa3WqZ5TtBeQ6

It's 14.0 feet of clearance
its very narrow, it really should be a 1 way bridge with light control
it has a working rail line next to it
it has a sidewalk

That is why they want to get rid of it.

It is residential in the SE quadrant
It is industrial in the NW quadrant

That means the bridge will have to pass over at an angle and there will be some private property acquisition.
Also there are existing ADM steam piping that will have to be avoided.

Fairies gets backed up when there is a lot of switching going on as the spurs all cross it to reach ADM4.

So the bridge will be long. Minimum of 7 blocks.

[rte66man]

-   $68.9 million to build Brush College Road bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad and Fairies Parkway in Decatur.

$68.9 million for a railroad overpass on a city street? What am I missing here?
https://goo.gl/maps/B2CmAa3WqZ5TtBeQ6

It's 14.0 feet of clearance
its very narrow, it really should be a 1 way bridge with light control
it has a working rail line next to it
it has a sidewalk

That is why they want to get rid of it.

It is residential in the SE quadrant
It is industrial in the NW quadrant

That means the bridge will have to pass over at an angle and there will be some private property acquisition.
Also there are existing ADM steam piping that will have to be avoided.

Fairies gets backed up when there is a lot of switching going on as the spurs all cross it to reach ADM4.

So the bridge will be long. Minimum of 7 blocks.

I wasn't challenging the need for it. that was very obvious once I saw it in Google Earth. I'm assuming they will make it 4 vehicle lanes with sidewalks on both sides and possibly a bike path.  I saw what it had to cross over but I still don't see why they say it will take 68.9 million. ODOT is nearing completion of the US377 bridge over Lake Texoma. While only 2 12 ft lanes with 10 ft shoulders, it is exactly one mile long over deep water. It ended up costing about $55 million. 7 blocks vs one mile. 4 lanes plus sidewalks vs 2 lanes. I just don't see it.

[kphoger]

7 blocks vs one mile.

Have you measured those seven blocks to see how close it is to a mile?

[edwaleni]

7 blocks vs one mile.

Have you measured those seven blocks to see how close it is to a mile?

Google measures it at about half a mile.

[cwm1276]

-   $68.9 million to build Brush College Road bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad and Fairies Parkway in Decatur.

I think the plans show this over Fairies, not replacing the underpass.  Still tight quarters.

$68.9 million for a railroad overpass on a city street? What am I missing here?
https://goo.gl/maps/B2CmAa3WqZ5TtBeQ6

It's 14.0 feet of clearance
its very narrow, it really should be a 1 way bridge with light control
it has a working rail line next to it
it has a sidewalk

That is why they want to get rid of it.

It is residential in the SE quadrant
It is industrial in the NW quadrant

That means the bridge will have to pass over at an angle and there will be some private property acquisition.
Also there are existing ADM steam piping that will have to be avoided.

Fairies gets backed up when there is a lot of switching going on as the spurs all cross it to reach ADM4.

So the bridge will be long. Minimum of 7 blocks.

[Rick Powell]

It's not a widening,

Looking at the typical sections in the plan set, there are a full 3 lanes in each direction, and 12 foot inside and 12' concrete + 4' aggregate outside shoulders, with a concrete median barrier dividing the EB and WB inside shoulders. So it is a widening from 2 to 3, and wider shoulders too.

[Revive 755]

List of projects for the August 4, 2023 Letting is up.

* Item 1X (review and inspection only) is for replacing the US 67 Illinois River Bridge at Beardstown.

* Item 9 resurfaces I-57 from the Will County line to US 6/159th Street.

* Item 13 is intersection improvements for IL 120 at O'Plaine Road.

* Item 23 is another trombone mast arm replacement contract in Cook and Kane Counties.

* Item 58 adds roundabouts to the I-57 interchange with IL 149.

* Item 62:  "nstallation of median crossovers for the eastbound lanes of IL 13 at SN 039-0075 carrying IL 13 over the Big Muddy River, east of Murphysboro."

* Item 69:  " Conversion of Jefferson Avenue and Adams Street to Two-Way Traffic, from Walnumt Street to Fayette Street in Peoria"

[edwaleni]

List of projects for the August 4, 2023 Letting is up.

* Item 1X (review and inspection only) is for replacing the US 67 Illinois River Bridge at Beardstown.

Completion Date: October 31, 2026 Plus 30 Working Days