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Latest project will finally get Yorkville caught up on subdivision road repairs · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Latest project will finally get Yorkville caught up on subdivision road repairs.
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  by Everlett. During the recession years of 2007-2009,
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  the city of Yorkville cut back on roadway repairs and the city
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  expanding subdivisions. Since The
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  the city has been trying to catch up and get road repairs
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  on a more regular schedule. With the resurfacing Roads work next year
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  in the Autumn Creek neighborhood, the city will accomplish that goal. The
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  City Council approved a 199,898 contract with Engineering
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  Enterprises Inc. Of Sugar Grove for design engineering of the city's 2027
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  local roads program and Illinois Route 47 improvements. Catching up on the
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  necessary repairs enables the
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  city to regularly rotate work in the subdivisions each year, said Public
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  Works Director Eric Deuce. This is the last big year. Autumn Creek
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  Roadway improvements will finish up the majority of The subdivisions, Deuce said
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  during the city council meeting on september twenty second. The
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  we should be on a much more normal schedule. Deuce said the
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  city is winding down having two separate road improvement programs. In recent
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  years, the city had the Road to Better road project funded through
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  motor fuel tax funds.
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  Allocated by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The local roads program historically
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  did use state funding and was funded through city dollars. The local
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  roads program was created to help cover the extra roadwork that was
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  needed to bring Yorkville's subdivision roads up to standards. Deu said going
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  forward there will be just one city road program and it will
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  combine city funds and motor fuel tax funds. Next year's project includes
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  improving all the roadways in Autumn Creek south of Kennedy Road. Dew
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  said.
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  The project will also focus on the area of Fox Hill Unit
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  seven, a portion of Blackberry Shore Lane, and concrete pavements in front
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  of Menards and the rest of Countryside Parkway. He said the contract
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  also includes the reconstruction of crosswalks on Route 47, which the city
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  is responsible for, contained within an agreement with the state. IDOT currently
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  is undertaking a significant Route 47 expansion project. The crosswalk repairs will
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  be a big one to get done, Deuce said. The contract with
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  Engineering Enterprises Inc. Also includes planning out future work along Sleepy Hollow
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  and Hollandbeck roads. This is in addition to planning out the city's
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  roadway programs, sidewalk replacement, program, and asphalt rejuvenation program that is done
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  on all roads that were paved throughout the 2026 program. This year
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  the city is pairing its 2026 local roads program, which is primarily
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  focusing on The
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  areas of Fox Highland and portions of Raintree Village, with the 2026
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  Road to Better Roads project, which is improving the areas of River's
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  Edge and Briarwood. The overall project includes the following pavement patching, pavement
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  milling, pavement resurfacing, curb and gutter removal and replacement, sidewalk removal and
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  replacement, driveway removal and replacement, structure adjustments, pavement markings, crack ceiling,
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  and other restoration improvements according to details of the bid. Milling is
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  when workers remove the top layer of existing pavement to overlay the
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  roads with a new layer of fresh, smooth asphalt. The asphalt rejuvenation
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  part of the program involves repairing small cracks in roads with a
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  special treatment to improve roadway flexibility. This process helps improve the durability
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  of the city's roads, saving money over time.