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Yorkville continues progress on IL Route 47 expansion; intended to ease rush-hour backups · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville continues progress on Isle Route 47 expansion, intended to
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  Speaker 1: ease rush hour backups. Written by Joey Weslow. This article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlit. Another step was taken by the City of
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  Speaker 1: Yorkville in the transformative overhaul project to widen and expand
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Route 47 to alleviate traffic congestion. Once completed, the
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  Speaker 1: project will expand the entire Route 47 corridor from Kennedy
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  Speaker 1: Road in Yorkville out to Sugar Groves Cross Street. The
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Department of Transportation is involved in all aspects of
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  Speaker 1: the project, including widening the intersections at Route 47 and
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  Speaker 1: Galena Road. Once completed, Route 47 will be widened and
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  Speaker 1: expanded and will feature pathways and bridges more accessible to pedestrians.
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  Speaker 1: Once construction begins, the project is expected to take at
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  Speaker 1: least two years to complete. Before construction begins, Yorkville must
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  Speaker 1: aid in relocating underground utilities in its portions of the
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  Speaker 1: roadways before the heavier construction. The City Council approved on
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  Speaker 1: August 25th a $ 106, 417 construction engineering agreement with Engineering Enterprises, Inc.
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  Speaker 1: of Sugar Grove to oversee water main utilities relocation along
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  Speaker 1: Route 47 from Waterpark Way to Jericho Road. This location
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  Speaker 1: is just north of the Raging Waves Waterpark. Because the
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  Speaker 1: current utilities are not within the IDOT right-of-way, the city
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  Speaker 1: must pay for the relocation construction engineering, which involves overseeing
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  Speaker 1: and certifying the project, while IDOT pays for the actual
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  Speaker 1: relocation work. The utility relocation work is expected to begin
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  Speaker 1: during the final month of fiscal year 2027. IDOT has
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  Speaker 1: slated $ 67. 22 million for the 4.3-mile section of Route 47
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  Speaker 1: extending from Galena Road in Yorkville to Cross Street in
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  Speaker 1: Sugar Grove. IDOT is also spending $ 57. 5 million more on
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  Speaker 1: the 2.3-mile section of Route 47 from Galena Road to
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  Speaker 1: Kennedy Road in Yorkville. In another section of the project,
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  Speaker 1: water main utilities need to be relocated along Route 47
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  Speaker 1: from Water Park Way to Carpenter Street. The work is
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  Speaker 1: far more extensive in this segment, totaling around $ 3, 300, 033. That
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  Speaker 1: total includes construction engineers. Under a current proposed agreement between
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  Speaker 1: the City and IDOT, T, the State would be responsible
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  Speaker 1: for around $ 2, 450, 801, with the City covering the remaining $ 842, 232.
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  Speaker 1: The City is offering to cover all the costs up
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  Speaker 1: front with reimbursement later from the State. When reached for comment,
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  Speaker 1: City Administrator Bart Olson said the City is still waiting
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  Speaker 1: to hear from IDOT on proposed changes to the agreement.
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  Speaker 1: He said there are no concerns expected from our end
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  Speaker 1: or theirs, and the final agreement will come back before
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  Speaker 1: the city council for final approval. The two main areas
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  Speaker 1: of contention are in front of Mars Wrigley and also
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  Speaker 1: north of Cornel's Road on the right side of the roadway.
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  Speaker 1: IDET pays for the relocation of utilities that are located
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  Speaker 1: outside of the existing right-of-way, according to city documents. All
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  Speaker 1: of the projects are part of a larger design plan
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  Speaker 1: to improve traffic congestion in the region. which has seen
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  Speaker 1: population growth far outpace the roadway infrastructure, causing traffic headaches.
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  Speaker 1: City officials have said that while the lengthy construction will
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  Speaker 1: cause temporary traffic congestion, significant improvements in traffic flows will
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  Speaker 1: help to alleviate long half-mile backups during rush hour along
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  Speaker 1: Route 47.