SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on September 19, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included are 11 aeronautics projects and three land reclamation projects.

Following is a list of the projects by county:

1. McHenry County, IL 62, District 1, Contract No. 62547, 0.72 mile of milling and bituminous concrete surface on IL 62 (Algonquin Road) from Sandbloom Road to the Fox River Bridge, and bridge joint repair on the structure carrying IL 62 (Algonquin Road) over Fox River, all located in Algonquin. 30 Working Days.

2. Rock Island County, I-80, District 2, Contract No. 64943, 4.92 miles of full depth concrete pavement patching on Interstate 80 between the Mississippi River and Rock River. 15 Working Days.

3. Whiteside County, US 30 & Garden Plain Road, District 2, Contract No. 64944, 19.5 miles of intermittent bituminous resurfacing on US 30 between Morrison and Rock Falls and on Garden Plain Road between US 30 and IL 84. 15 Working Days.

4. Sangamon County, IL 97/IL 125, District 6, Contract No. 72773, Intersection improvement at IL 97 and IL 125 approximately 5 miles west of Springfield. The work will consist of changing the intersection from a Wye to a T-intersection design along with the construction of right and left turn lanes and the installation of traffic signals. Completion Date August 01, 2004 Plus 20 Working Days.

5. Sangamon County, Frontage Road 8.81, District 6, Contract No. 72827, North of Springfield along the east side of Business Loop 55 (Frontage Road 8.81) beginning just north of the Ardmore Avenue and Peoria Road intersection and extending north 0.48 mile, the work will consist of a bituminous concrete surface course, 3 ft width aggregate shoulders and grading and shaping the shoulders and ditches. 15 Working Days.

6. Cook County, 154th Street, District 1, Contract No. 83721, 1.42 miles of bituminous resurfacing, pavement patching, and intermittent curb and gutter removal and replacement on 154th Street from Dixie Highway to Park Avenue in Harvey. 50 Working Days.

7. Henry County, South St & Burlington Ave, District 2, Contract No. 85326, 0.90 miles of base repair, drainage improvements, widening the northeast return of South Street/Burlington Avenue and a 2 inch bituminous overlay from Page Street to Midland Street in Kewanee. 25 Working Days.

8. Stephenson County, Adams Avenue, District 2, Contract No. 85328, 0.35 mile of surface removal, curb and gutter and sidewalk removal and replacement with a 1.5" overlay from Jackson Street to Float Street in Freeport. 30 Working Days.

9. Jefferson County, CH 10, District 7, Contract No. 95380, 2.16 miles of bituminous resurfacing, aggregate shoulders, reflective crack control, pavement marking, aggregate surface course and other incidental work on CH 10 from CH 39 to TR 109 at Cravat. 25 Working Days.

10. Saline County, US 45, District 9, Contract No. 98630, On US 45 between Harrisburg and Muddy--1.43 miles of pavement patching, widening for additional through lanes, resurfacing, earth excavation and embankment, combination concrete curb and gutter and shoulder removal and replacement. Also included is the removal of the east parapet and the reconstruction of the east 1'-10" of the deck on the bridge over the Middle Fork of the Saline River. Also, construction of a new 3 span, continuous composite concrete and steel beam bridge with a 36' width roadway for the northbound lanes. Completion Date October 29, 2004.

11. Perry County, US 51, District 9, Contract No. 98830, pavement patching, bituminous surface removal and bituminous concrete resurfacing on Poplar Street (US 51) from west of Walnut St. west to Hickory St., then north on Hickory to High St. in DuQuoin. 15 Working Days.

12. Cook County, Wentworth Avenue, District 1, Contract No. 60480, Removal of the existing structure and replacement with a 3-span steel beam and concrete deck bridge carrying Wentworth Avenue over Little Calumet River in Calumet City and Lansing. Completion Date October 15, 2004 Plus 15 Working Days.

13. Madison County, IL 255, District 8, Contract No. 76528, The construction of new dual single span, composite concrete and steel web plate girder bridges carrying IL 255 over Seminary Road along with the reconstruction of Seminary Road on new vertical and horizontal alignments, north of Alton. 205 Working Days.

14. McHenry County, Deep Cut Road, District 1, Contract No. 83586, Construction of a three span, precast prestressed concrete deck beam bridge with bituminous approaches, drainage structures and landscaping carrying TR 132 (Deep Cut Road) over the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad, 4 miles northwest of Woodstock. 55 Working Days.

15. Tazewell County, CH 3, District 4, Contract No. 89303, Remove and replace bridge carrying CH 3 over Mud Creek and 281 feet of approach work and aggregate shoulders all 3 miles south of Morton. 75 Working Days.

16. Coles County, TR 183, District 5, Contract No. 91283, Construction of a three span, precast prestressed concrete deck beam bridge carrying TR 183 over Riley Creek, 0.5 miles southwest of Charleston. 55 Working Days.

17. Johnson County, US 45, District 9, Contract No. 98610, The removal of the existing 3 span carrying US 45 over Dutchman Creek located 2.3 and 2.5 miles south of IL 146 in Vienna. And replacement with a 3 span, continuous composite concrete and steel I-beam bridge with a 32 foot roadway, and a 3 span, continuous composite concrete and steel I-beam bridge with a 37.5 foot width roadway. 160 Working Days.

18. Pulaski County, IL 37, District 9, Contract No. 98679, The removal of two existing triple barrel concrete box culverts carrying IL 37 over two unnamed Creeks in Olmsted and replacement with two cast-in-place triple barrel concrete box culverts. 125 Working Days.

19. Ogle County, US 52, District 2, Contract No. 64948, Modification of the flashers at the intersection of US 52 and Freeport Road northwest of Polo. 15 Working Days.

20. DeWitt County, IL 54, District 5, Contract No. 70020, installing traffic signals at the intersection of IL 54 and Illini Drive in Clinton. 25 Working Days.

21. DeWitt County, US 51, District 5, Contract No. 70237, Modernization of the traffic signal at the intersection of IL 54 and IL 51 in Clinton. 40 Working Days.

22. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 6, Contract No. 44824, The installation of raised reflective pavement markers, and removing damaged raised pavement marker castings on various routes throughout District 6. Completion Date November 01, 2004.

23. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 7, Contract No. 44825, The installation of raised reflective pavement markers, and removing damaged raised pavement marker castings on various routes throughout District 7. Completion Date November 01, 2004.

24. Cook County, IL 58 & IL 72, District 1, Contract No. 60798, Landscape improvements along 2.7 miles of IL 58 in Hoffman Estates and along 2.0 miles of IL 72 in Schaumburg. Completion Date October 31, 2006.

25. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 1, Contract No. 62324, Roadway sweeping along various expressways in the district. Completion Date December 31, 2004.

26. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 1, Contract No. 62325, Roadway sweeping along various expressways in the district. Completion Date December 31, 2004.

27. WITHDRAWN.

28. Lake County, US 41, District 1, Contract No. 62489, 0.92 mile of barrier wall repair along US 41 from Lake-Cook Road to north of Clavey Road in Highland Park. Completion Date June 30, 2004 Plus 05 Working Days.

29. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 1, Contract No. 62597, Repair of motorist caused damage to landscape at various locations throughout the district. Completion Date May 31, 2004.

30. Ogle County, IL 2, District 2, Contract No. 64937, .30 mile of bituminous resurfacing of two rest areas along IL 2 between Oregon and Ogle/Winnebago County line. 15 Working Days.

31. Kankakee-Iroquois Counties, IL 50 & US 24, District 3, Contract No. 66377, 11.5 miles of longitudinal and transverse crack routing and sealing on IL 50 (5.5 miles), (2 locations) in Kankakee County, and US 24 (6.0 miles) in Iroquois County. 45 Working Days.

32. LaSalle-Kendall-Grundy Counties, Various Routes, District 3, Contract No. 66378, 18.7 miles of longitudinal and transverse crack routing and sealing on IL 18 (10.0 miles), US 6 (4.1 miles) in LaSalle County, US 34 (1.0 mile), IL 47 (3.5 miles) in Kendall County, and IL 47 (5.0 miles) in Grundy County. 55 Working Days.

33. Woodford-Livingston-Marshall Counties, Various Routes, District 3, Contract No. 66379, 25.5 miles of crack routing and sealing on IL 116 (Roanoak to Metamora, 10.0 miles), IL 117 (Eureka to Goodfield, 3.5 mile), IL 17 (IL 89 to Lacon, 2.0 miles), and IL 116 (Flanagan to Woodford/Livingston County line), also IL 17 (Kankakee/Livingston County line to Reddick) a total of 10.0 miles. 30 Working Days.

34. Ford County, Various Routes, District 3, Contract No. 66380, 19.5 miles of longitudinal and transverse crack routing and sealing on IL 54 (5.0 miles, Iroquois County line to Roberts), IL 47 (4.0 miles, Champaign County line to Gibson City) and IL 115 (10.5 miles, Roberts to IL 9). 35 Working Days.

35. McLean County, Various Routes, District 3, Contract No. 66381, 24.9 miles of crack and joint sealing on IL 165 (8.5 miles, Ford County line to Colfax), Interstate 74 (2.7 miles, mile post marker 141.7 to mile post marker 144.4), US 24 (1.0 mile, four lanes at Chenoa), IL 136 (5.1 miles, Logan to McLean) and IL 122 (7.7 miles, IL 9 to Tazewell County line). 35 Working Days.

36. Kankakee County, US 45/52, District 3, Contract No. 66388, Removal and replacement of steel plate beam guardrail, traffic barrier terminals, guardrail markers and terminal markers at three locations north of Manteno. 25 Working Days.

37. Livingston County, OR 66, District 3, Contract No. 66391, Patching in the northbound lanes of OR 66 from McLean County line to the end of the concrete section near Ocoya. 15 Working Days.

38. Warren County, US 67, District 4, Contract No. 68098, 7.47 km of landscaping on US 67 (Roseville Bypass) north and south of IL 116. Completion Date October 15, 2004.

39. Peoria County, I-74, District 4, Contract No. 68274, Construction and installation of an intelligent transportation system (ITS) for the reconstruction on Interstate 74 through Peoria. Completion Date April 15, 2004 Working Days.

40. Morgan County, IL 104, District 6, Contract No. 72821, PCC pavement patching on IL 104 beginning at the junction with IL 111 in Waverly and extending easterly 1.36 miles. 15 Working Days.

41. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 8, Contract No. 76712, Crack and joint sealing at 16 locations on various routes in various counties throughout District 8. 60 Working Days.

42. St. Clair-Washington-Madison Counties, Various Routes, District 8, Contract No. 76713, 48 miles of crack and joint seal on various routes at 15 locations. 70 Working Days.

43. Madison County, Missouri Avenue, District 8, Contract No. 76716, 1.2 miles of PCC pavement patching on Missouri Avenue in Granite City from 25th Street northeast to Pontoon Road. 15 Working Days.

44. DuPage County, Unmarked Route, District 1, Contract No. 83658, 7.03 miles of 10' wide bituminous bike trail, two prefabricated pedestrian bridges, and construction of wetland site. 75 Working Days.

45. Franklin-Williamson Counties, I-57, District 9, Contract No. 98835, 37.41 miles of routing and sealing transverse, cracks in the pavement on I-57 from the Johnson County line south of Marion north to the Jefferson County line south of Mt. Vernon. Completion Date November 30, 2003.

46. Johnson County, I-24, District 9, Contract No. 98843, 24 miles of undersealing of the existing concrete pavement on I-24 between I-57 and the Massac County line southeast of Vienna. 15 Working Days.

47. Cook County, I-80/94/US 6, District 1, Contract No. 62112, 1.05 km pavement reconstruction, milling, bituminous concrete surface, bridge removal and replacement, underpass lighting and traffic signal modernization on I-80/94/US 6 under Wentworth Avenue from 177th Street to 173rd Street in Lansing. Completion Date October 31, 2004 Plus 10 Working Days.

48. Cook County, I-80/94/US 6, District 1, Contract No. 62352, 2.18 km of improvements on eastbound I-94 at I-80. Includes construction of continuously reinforced concrete pavement, concrete shoulder and a two-span bridge over I-80 in Lansing, Thorn and South Holland. Completion Date October 31, 2004.

49. LaSalle-Kendall Counties, US 52, District 3, Contract No. 66257, 5.73 miles of milling and bituminous concrete resurfacing on US 52 between IL 71 and Townhouse Road south of Newa 50 Working Days.

50. Madison County, IL 157, District 8, Contract No. 96765, 5.41 kilometers of widening, resurfacing or reconstruction of IL 157 in Edwardsville to four traffic lanes with a center bi-directional turn lane in two segments. The first section begins south of the SIUE south entrance and continues to south of Center Grove Road and the second segment begins north of Lewis Road and continues in a northerly to Schwarz Street. 210 Working Days.

51. Cook County, Riegel Road, District 1, Contract No. 62115, Removal of the existing structure and replacement with a single span bridge with a concrete deck and composite steel beam superstructure carrying Riegel Road over Butterfield Creek, located 0.7 mile south of 187th Street in Homewood. Completion Date August 31, 2004 Plus 10 Working Days.

52. Rock Island County, Milan Beltway, District 2, Contract No. 64649, Construction of a structure carrying the Milan Beltway Extension over the West Rock River. Includes 2600 feet of grading for future bridges over Interstate 280 and over Airport Road in Milan. 225 Working Days.

53. Madison County, IL 255, District 8, Contract No. 76525, North of Alton the construction of a new 2 span, continuous composite concrete and steel web plate beam girder structure for Vonnahmen Road over proposed IL 255, and the reconstruction of Vonnahmen Road on new vertical and horizontal alignments. Also included is the construction of dual 5 span, continuous composite concrete and steel plate beam girder structures to carry IL 255 over the West Fork of Wood River Creek. 185 Working Days.

54. Cook County, 127th Street, District 1, Contract No. 62641, Beam and bearing fabrication for the structure carrying 127th Street over the IAIS Railroad in Blue Island and Calumet Park. Completion Date May 15, 2004.

55. St. Clair, IL and St. Louis, MO, Illinois Avenue, District 8, Contract No. 76480, Scour countermeasures at pier 9 of the Martin Luther King Bridge (Illinois Avenue) over the Mississippi River in East St. Louis. 20 Working Days.

56. Jersey County, IL 3, District 8, Contract No. 76218, At Grafton, the construction of left turn lanes at the intersection of IL 3 with Grafton Hills Road and at the intersection of IL 3 with IL 100 along with the resurfacing of IL 3 and IL 100. 90 Working Days.

57. McLean County, IL 9, District 3, Contract No. 66162, Removal and replacement of three structures, two of them with cast in place box culverts and one with a new two-span steel I-beam bridge. All the structures carry IL 9 over an unnamed stream (two locations) and Kings Mill Creek between IL 122 and US 150 near Bloomington. Completion Date August 31, 2004.

58. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 4, Contract No. 68358, Approximately 36 miles of crack routing and sealing along various routes. 20 Working Days.

59. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 4, Contract No. 68359, 38.3 miles of crack routing and crack filling at various locations. 45 Working Days.

60. Christian County, IL 29, District 6, Contract No. 72285, In Taylorville, storm sewer improvements southeast of the subway on IL 29 (Park Street) at Poplar Street, and riprap improvements at the bridge carrying IL 29 over Flat Branch Creek. 30 Working Days.

61. Saline County, Small St. & Feazel St., District 9, Contract No. 99186, Extending the existing concrete bike path on Small Street from Sahara to Veterans Drive and on Feazel Street from the existing path to Barnett Street in Harrisburg for a total of 0.63 mile. 35 Working Days

62. Cook County, I-90/94, District 1, Contract No. 62647, Luminaires for the I-90/94 reconstruction from 31^st Street to I-57 in Chicago. Completion Date August 31, 2004.

63. Cook County, I-80/94, District 1, Contract No. 62646, Luminaires for the I-80/94 (Kingery/Bowman Expressway) reconstruction project from Illinois 394 to US 41 in Lansing and South Holland. Completion Date August 31, 2004.

64. Cook County, I-90/94, District 1, Contract No. 62639, Steel fabrication for the structure carrying Wentworth Avenue over I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) in Chicago. Completion Date: March 1, 2004

65. Cook County, I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway), District 1, Contract No. 62638, Steel fabrication for the bridge carrying 67^th Street over I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) in Chicago. Completion Date: April 1, 2004

66. Cook County, I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway), District 1, Contract No. 62637, Steel fabrication for the structure carrying 57^th Street over I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) in Chicago. Completion Date: April 1, 2004.

67. Cook County, I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway), District 1, Contract No. 62591, Storm sewer jacking under I-94 from 67^th Street to 95^th Street in Chicago. Completion Date: October 31, 2004 Plus 15 Working Days

68. Cook County, I-90/94, District 1, Contract No. 62582, Light towers for the I-90/94 reconstruction from 31^st Street to I-57 in Chicago. Completion Date: August 31, 2004.

69. Will County, US30/Jefferson Street (EB), District 1, Contract No. 62575, Pier protection for the structure carrying US 30/Jefferson Street (EB) over Des Plaines River in Joliet. Completion Date: February 1, 2004 Plus 5 Working Days.

70. Cook County, I-80/94, District 1, Contract No. 62349, Light towers for the I-80/94 (Kingery/Borman Expressway) reconstruction project in Lansing and South Holland. Completion Date: August 31, 2004.

1A. Vermilion County Airport, Danville, Vermilion County, Extend Runway 3/21 600 feet to the Northeast.

2A. Waukegan Regional Airport, Waukegan, Lake County, Apron & Taxiway Reconstruction.

3A. Quad-City International Airport, Moline, Rock Island County, Taxiway H Extension.

4A. Mt. Vernon Airport, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Relocate 8" Water Main for Fire Protection.

5A. Aurora Municipal Airport, Aurora, Kane County, Construct Partial Parallel Taxiway to Runway 9/27 (Contract 2).

6A. Lake in the Hills Airport, Lake in the Hills, McHenry County, Install Abbreviated PAPI Lights on Runways 8 & 26.

7A. Albertus Airport, Freeport, Stephenson County, Construct Corporate Hangar Access Taxiways.

8A. Greater Rockford Airport, Rockford, Winnebago County, Relocation of Beltline Road.

9A. Quincy Regional Airport, Quincy, Adams County, Extend Runway 18/36, incl. Runway Safety Area Improvements.

10A. Schaumburg Regional Airport, Schaumburg, Cook County, Install Perimeter Security Fencing.

11A. Mt. Carmel Municipal Airport, Mt. Carmel, Lawrence County, Installation Of Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) Level III P/T Graphic Weather Display And Nadin Linking.

1LR. Bureau County, Reclamation of the Spring Valley #3 Embankment, The proposed reclamation project is located approximately 3/4 of a mile west of Spring Valley. The proposed work includes the removal of approximately 20 feet of collapsed box culvert, 631 cy of earth excavation, the installation of 20 feet of precast concrete box culvert, 1 box culvert end section, 223 sy of stone riprap A-4, and the seeding and soil amendments for approximately 0.8 acre.

2LR. Vermilion County, Reclamation of the Sharon C & B Mine Group, The proposed reclamation project includes the partial excavation and resealing of two vertical mine shafts, one slope entry, and three subsidence sinkholes at two abandoned mine sites in the southeastern area of Vermilion County. The proposed work includes approximately 1250 cy of special excavation, placement of 200 tons of stone fill materials, 70 cy yards of low strength concrete, and seeding and soil amendments of approximately 2 acres.

3LR. Jackson County, Reclamation of the Old Kathleen Mine Tipple, The proposed reclamation project is located in Dowell, and consists of the demolition of a concrete and steel mine tipple structure, removal of a steel hoisting cage from an open mine shaft beneath the structure, filling the open mine shaft, burial of the demolition debris, and seeding. The work includes removal of existing structures, 2,214 cy of earth excavation, 2005 tons of shot rock fill, 488.5 tons of fine aggregate fill, and revegetation of 4 acres. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at the site.

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