Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The park will reopen Thursday, May 16. Crews work to remove circle driveway on West Street.
Northside Park in Wheaton will be closed until Thursday, May 16, while contractors work to replace the entrance circle on North West Street. Work is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Roads will be inaccessible until later this week, according to a message from the Wheaton Park District. Parking will be available during the week on adjacent streets and the lot at Armbrust and Darling Streets. The First Baptist Church on Main Street will also allow public use of their parking lot. There is pedestrian access to the park from the west side of the church near the basketball courts/pool parking lot. The temporary gravel access can be used to access the east parking lots until the final asphalt surface is placed. We are on track to have the project …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wheaton resident writes about Butterfield/Naperville construction issues after two years of project-related challenges. To send a letter to the editor, email Charlotte@patch.com.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wheaton Patch accepts and publishes letters to the editor emailed to Local Editor Charlotte Eriksen at Charlotte@patch.com, or sent as a message through the Wheaton Patch Facebook page. Please note in subject lines the message is a Letter to the Editor. ------------ As a Wheaton resident, we have been surrounded by construction on Butterfield and Naperville for two years. The project is now going to run through the next construction season. As a “soccer mom” who lives and works in Wheaton, I cannot get around to run routine errands, get to kid’s sports fields or get to the grocery store in a timely manner. Last Monday I was issued a $120 ticket for not obeying construction signals on Naperville Blvd. When the Wheaton officer pulled me over…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Crews to shift northbound traffic on Naperville Road to new lanes, close one southbound lane. Representatives associated with Butterfield widening project expect work to extend to spring 2013.
Contractors for the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Butterfield Road widening project continue work on the intersection of Naperville and Butterfield roads (Route 56) in Wheaton to restore all lanes of Naperville Road before the end of this construction season, according to a release from the City of Wheaton. Today, the contractor will shift northbound traffic to the new lanes on the east side of Naperville Road. Southbound traffic will remain in the existing lanes on the west side. While crews perform work on the island between northbound and southbound traffic, the contractor will need to keep one of the southbound lanes on Naperville Road closed, according to the release. Other work under way focuses on improving overall …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Pre-Halloween Traffic Nightmare? The posted detour will direct westbound traffic to the Mannheim Road interchange from at 10 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
The ramp carrying traffic from the eastbound Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) to westbound I-290 is scheduled to close overnight this week and traffic detoured for pavement resurfacing. Ramp closures are scheduled from 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and from 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, until 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2. The detour will route traffic east on I-88 to I-290, where drivers will be directed to exit at Mannheim Road north, then re-enter via the westbound I-290 entrance ramp. Closure of the ramp is necessary to complete pavement resurfacing because the ramp is not wide enough to accommodate a work zone while maintaining traffic, the Illinois Tollway said in a press release. The work is being done …
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Crews will begin to replace highly defective sidewalk squares in southeast Wheaton on Monday, June 18.
Crews will begin work to replace defective sidewalk squares in southeast Wheaton on Monday, kicking off a long-term program that will replace more than 265 miles of sidewalks, according to a press release from the City of Wheaton. The program will start in the section of Wheaton east of Naperville Road, south of Roosevelt Road and the city's southern and eastern limits, where city staff identified more than 2,500 "highly defective" sidewalk squares. Of the 2,500 defective slabs, city staff identified 386 in a "high severity" category, which must be mitigated according to Illinois case law, Assistant City Manager Mike Dzugan told City Council members at an October planning session. Contractor D'Land Construction will remove the sidewalks …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Arrowhead Golf Club food services are down for the rest of the night due to a ruptured gas line on Butterfield Road in Wheaton. The bar will reopen at 7:30 p.m.
Updated Friday, 10:54 a.m. Arrowhead Restaurant and Bar is open for food service after a short closure due to a ruptured gas line Thursday night. Food service at Arrowhead Restaurant and Bar in Wheaton was closed most of Thursday evening after a construction crew ruptured a gas line on Butterfield Road, according to an announcement Arrowhead sent around 6 p.m. Thursday. The golf shop, driving range and course are open. Construction crews informed park district staff the line ruptured around 11:50 a.m., said parks Executive Director Mike Benard. No one was injured or hospitalized, but the smell was obvious, Benard said. The bar will reopen at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Beginning May 14, Cross Street, from Willow Avenue to the railroad tracks, will be closed.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
As part of the City’s annual road construction program, contracted crews will be reconstructing Cross Street from Willow Avenue to the railroad tracks in downtown Wheaton. This work will require some traffic rerouting and road closures during construction. The contractor anticipates work will begin during the week of May 14. Flaggers will direct traffic around construction. However, this work will require the contractor to close Cross Street from Willow Avenue north to the railroad tracks starting approximately the week of May 21. Traffic will be detoured around the closure. Motorists will be able to access Municipal Parking Lot 3 and Northern Trust Bank. During this closure, access to the Willow Avenue Parking Garage will be limited to …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Residents can check on the City of Wheaton website to find out if their street is being resurfaced.
Resurfacing work to the following streets began this week, according to the City of Wheaton website: Visit the city's website to see if your street is being resurfaced this year, as work for many streets is not yet determined.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Traffic shifts are scheduled this weekend on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) between U.S. Route 20 and Genoa Road and between the Elgin Toll Plaza and Barrington Road.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Traffic shifts are scheduled this weekend on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Roadway and Bridge Rehabilitation Projects between U.S. Route 20 and Genoa Road and between the Elgin Toll Plaza and Barrington Road. Traffic between U.S. Route 20 and Genoa Road will be split with one express lane on the left and one local lane on the right, with limited access to exits from the express lane. In addition, traffic will be shifted between the Elgin Toll Plaza and Barrington Road to remove the traffic split and move all traffic to the left with a work zone on the right. The Illinois Tollway is resurfacing the 50-year-old section of I-90 between U.S. Route 20 and Genoa Road and between the Elgin Toll Plaza and Barrington Road to provide a …
Vicki Schmidt
8:32 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
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