SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on November 7, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included is one aeronautics project and two land reclamation projects.

Following is a list of the projects by county:

1. Will County, I-55, District 1, Contract No. 62614, Construction of additional lanes with bituminous concrete pavement and concrete barrier to separate the direction of traffic along approximately 2.2 miles of I-55 from Weber Road to Veteran's Parkway (Naperville Road) in Bolingbrook and Naperville. Completion Date August 06, 2004 Plus 10 Working Days.

2. Lee County, I-39, District 2, Contract No. 64955, Approximately 9.8 miles of milling and resurfacing the existing bituminous shoulders along I-39 from US 30 to the Lee/LaSalle County Line. 20 Working Days.

3. Iroquois County, US 45, District 3, Contract No. 66174, 5.52 miles of milling, bituminous concrete surface, aggregate shoulders and box culvert extensions along US 45 from south of Elm Street in Buckley to the north limits of Loda. 35 Working Days.

4. Iroquois County, US 45, District 3, Contract No. 66384, 8,16 miles of bituminous concrete resurfacing and minor bridge rehabilitation on US 45 from IL 54 in Onarga to Elm Street in Buckley, 45 Working Days.

5. Cass County, IL 78, District 6, Contract No. 72237, 9.0 miles of pavement patching, bituminous surface removal, bituminous concrete resurfacing, bituminous and aggregate shoulders on IL 178 from IL 125 in Virginia norther to the Sangamon River at Chandlerville. 50 Working Days.

6. Logan County, IL 121, District 6, Contract No. 72281, 18.32 miles of pavement patching, bituminous surface removal, bituminous concrete resurfacing, bituminous and aggregate shoulders on IL 121 from Pulaski Street in Lincoln to the Macon County. Completion Date November 01, 2004.

7. Sangamon County, I-55 BL, District 6, Contract No. 72504, 4.11 miles of pavement patching, bituminous surface removal, bituminous concrete resurfacing, bituminous and aggregate shoulders, structure repairs and traffic signal modernization on Business Loop I-55 from Dirksen Parkway in Springfield north to I-55 in Sherman, Completion Date August 04, 2004 Plus 10 Working Days.

8. Macoupin County, IL 4, District 6, Contract No. 72605, 2.05 miles of pavement patching, bituminous surface removal, bituminous concrete resurfacing and aggregate shoulders on IL 4 from north of IL 138 in Mt. Clare north to IL 16 in Gillespie, 25 Working Days.

9. Logan County, IL 54, District 6, Contract No. 72787, 10.34 miles of pavement patching, bituminous surface removal, bituminous concrete resurfacing, bituminous and aggregate shoulders on IL 54 from Cornland to northeast of Mt. Pulaski, 50 Working Days.

10. Montgomery County, I-55 West Frontage Road, District 6, Contract No. 72834, Pavement patching, leveling, bituminous concrete surface course and aggregate shoulders on the I-55 West Frontage Road from approximately 3.5 miles north of Farmersville extending 2 miles to the north. 15 Working Days.

11. Randolph County, IL 4, District 8, Contract No. 76685, 0.66 mile of bituminous surface removal and concrete resurfacing on IL 4 from George Street to IL 154 in Sparta. 25 Working Days.

12. St, Clair County, Old US 50, District 8, Contract No. 76686, 0.30 mile of bituminous surface removal and bituminous concrete resurfacing on Old US 50 from Commerce Road east to IL 159 in Fairview Heights. 25 Working Days.

13. DuPage County, Unmarked Route, District 1, Contract No. 83696, 1.69 miles of milling and resurfacing, adjustment of drainage structures and pavement marking on Glen Ellyn Road from Byron Ave. to Ironwood Drive, and on Springfield Drive from Lake Street to West Windsor Drive. 35 Working Days.

14. Cook County, 151st Street, District 1, Contract No. 83723, traffic signal installation, widening of pavement, and resurfacing at the intersection of 151st Street and Orland Brook Drive. Completion Date June 25, 2004 Plus 05 Working Days.

15. DeKalb County, Old State Road, District 2, Contract No. 85318, 11.98 miles of resurfacing and aggregate wedge shoulder on Old State Road, from IL 64 to Esmond Road, on Esmond Road to Lindenwood Road, and on Lindenwood Road to the Ogle County Line. 35 Working Days.

16. Rock Island County, CH 36, District 2, Contract No. 85330, 4.46 miles of pavement resurfacing, and resurface existing bituminous shoulders on CH 36 from CH 22 to CH 2 north and east of Port Byron. 25 Working Days.

17. McLean County, Hamilton Road, District 3, Contract No. 87243, Reconstruction of Hamilton, Fox Creek, Old Cabin Town and Springfield Road, Acorn Drive and Greenwood Avenue with PCC pavement and widening and resurfacing of Veterans Parkway including new traffic signals Bloomington. 250 Working Days.

18. Clark County, IL 1 & CH 5, District 5, Contract No. 90730, 14.61 miles of bituminous resurfacing on IL 1 and County Highway 5 from Marshall to the Clark/Crawford County Line. 170 Working Days.

19. Washington County, CH 23, District 8, Contract No. 97217, 3.5 miles of spot milling, resurfacing with bituminous concrete, and installing aggregate wedge shoulders on CH 23 from IL 15 in Ashley to West Main Street in Radon. 45 Working Days.

20. Cook County, I-57, District 1, Contract No. 62475, Bridge deck bituminous overlay on IL 50 (Cicero Avenue) and Crawford Avenue over I-57 in Markham and Country Club Hills. Completion Date August 27, 2004.

21. Cook County, IL 1 (Halsted Street), District 1, Contract No. 62477, 0.54 mile of deck resurfacing and patching on IL 1 (Halsted Street) over I-80/294 (Tri-State Tollway) in East Hazel Crest. Completion Date June 30, 2004 Plus 05 Working Days.

22. DuPage County, Various Routes, District 1, Contract No. 62599, Substructure repair to the structures carrying York Road over IL 38 in Oakbrook Terrace, IL 83 over IL 56 in Oakbrook Terrace and IL 56 over IL 38 in Yorkfield. 30 Working Days.

23. Woodford County, IL 89, District 3, Contract No. 66099, Removal of the structure carrying IL 89 over Partridge Creek and replacing it with a double precast concrete box culvert located 1.3 miles north of the IL 116 intersection in Metamora. 40 Working Days.

24. Kankakee County, IL 114, District 3, Contract No. 66320, Removal of the existing structure and replacement with a single span bridge carrying IL 114 over Pike Creek, located 1.7 miles east of IL 1/17 near Momence. 50 Working Days.

25. Christian County, IL 29, District 6, Contract No. 72235, removal of the existing single span bridge carrying IL 29 over a main drainage ditch approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Pana and replacement with a double barrel concrete box culvert. 60 Working Days.

26. Will County, Plainfield-Naperville Rd. District 1, Contract No. 83720, Removal of existing structure and replacement with a 3 span, precast prestressed concrete I-Beam structure carrying Plainfield-Naperville Road over the DuPage River 2.5 miles south of the DuPage County line. Completion Date August 31, 2004 Plus 10 Working Days.

27. Henry County, TR 456A Route, District 2, Contract No. 85325, Construction of a three span, precast prestressed concrete deck beam bridge carrying TR 456A over Green River, 2.5 miles south of Hooppole. 60 Working Days.

28. Livingston County, Main Street, District 3, Contract No. 87219, removal and replacement of Main Street Bridge in Pontiac. 85 Working Days.

29. Edwards County, TR 118, District 7, Contract No. 95379, Remove existing structure and replace with a single span precast prestressed concrete deck beam bridge with aggregate surface on TR118 over Crooked Creek 2.25 miles north of West Salem. 30 Working Days.

30. Gallatin County, CH 11, District 9, Contract No. 99190, Construction of a three span precast concrete slab beam structure, carrying CH 11 over North Fork Cypress Creek, 4 miles north of Shawneetown. 35 Working Days.

31, Schuyler County IL 101 District 6 Contract No. 72423, On IL 101 approximately 2.5 miles west of Brooklyn, the work will consist of the removal of the existing single span croncrete slab bridge over Lewis Creek and the replacement with a double concrete box culvert. 40 working days.

32. McDonough-Tazewell Counties, Various Routes, District 4, Contract No. 68372, Installation of battery backup systems with cabinets and retrofitting LED modules for yellow balls and arrows into existing traffic signal heads located at the intersections of IL 29 (Second Street and Koch Street), IL 9/IL 29 (Margaret Street), IL 29 (Third Street), and thirteen other intersections in Pekin; IL 8 (Camp Street) and Washington Street in East Peoria, Also US 67 (Lafayette Street) and US 136 (Calhoun Street) in Macomb,. 15 Working Days.

33. Madison-St, Clair Counties, Various Routes, District 8, Contract No. 76697, modernization of the traffic signals at the following intersections: (1) BunKum Road (37th Street) and St, Clair Avenue at East St, Louis (2) IL 157 and I-270 westbound ramp at Glen Carbon (3) IL 203 and Big Bend Road at Madison (4) IL 111 and Thelma Road at Bethalto and (5) Maryville Road and Old Alton Road north of Granite City. 30 Working Days.

34. Madison-Jersey Counties, Various Routes, District 8, Contract No. 76701, installation of flashing beacons at the following intersections: (1) IL 159 at Moro Road/Holiday Lake Road northeast of Bethalto (2) IL 111 (Old US 67) at Oak Rest Road/Irish Lane southwest of Brighton and (3) IL 140 at IL 157/ Hillsboro Avenue in Hamel. 25 Working Days.

35. Washington-Monroe-St, Clair Counties, Various Routes, District 8, Contract No. 76702, installation of flashing beacons at the following intersections: (1) IL 3 and Illinois Avenue in Waterloo (2) IL 13 at Southbelt/Freeburg Avenue/IL 158 in Belleville and (3) Venedy Road/CH 12 with IL 15 in Venedy. 30 Working Days.

36. Montgomery County, Nokomis Blacktop, District 6, Contract No. 72323, On the Nokomis Blactop just west of Nokomis, the removal of the existing quadruple barrel, concrete box culvert at the East Fork of Shoal Creek and replacement with a triple barrel concrete box culvert. Also included in this project is the removal of the existing double barrel concrete box culvert at the Middle Fork of Shoal Creek approximately 7 miles west of Nokomis and the replacement with a double barrel concrete box culvert. Completion Date September 01, 2004.

37. Cook County, Various Routes, District 1, Contract No. 44826, Removal and replacement of reflectors, raised pavement markers and castings with reflectors at various locations in the district. Completion Date November 01, 2004.

38. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 6, Contract No. 44827, The installation of hand applied polyurea pavement marking lines, letters and symbols, the installation of preformed thermoplastic pavement markings and the removal of existing pavement markings on various highways throughout District 6. Completion Date November 01, 2004.

39. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 1, Contract No. 62344, Fence repair along various routes within the district. Completion Date March 31, 2005.

40. Will County, I-55, District 1, Contract No. 62686, Installation of guardrail, grading and shaping shoulders along I-55 at IL 59, northwest of Joliet. Completion Date December 15, 2003 Plus 05 Working Days.

41. JoDaviess County, US 20, District 2, Contract No. 64956, Routing, cleaning and sealing pavement surface cracks along US 20 from Derinda Road at Elizabeth to Logemann Road near Stockton. 15 Working Days.

42. Rock Island County, IL 5 & IL 84, District 2, Contract No. 64957, Pavement patching along IL 5 from I-80 to Colona Road, south of Carbon Cliff; and along IL 84 from IL 5 to Carbon Cliff. 15 Working Days.

43. McLean County, I-39, District 3, Contract No. 66386, Removal and replacement of the approach slabs and adjacent pavement for 2 structures on I-39 (SB) located 3.8 miles north of I-55 south of Hudson. 40 Working Days.

44. LaSalle County, I-39, District 3, Contract No. 66389, Removal and replacement of existing outside bituminous shoulders along I-39 from Illinois River Bridge to I-80 east of LaSalle. 30 Working Days.

45. LaSalle County, I-39, District 3, Contract No. 66390, Removal and replacement of existing shoulders on various overhead structures along I-39 from I-80 to 2 miles south of the Lee County line all near LaSalle. 15 Working Days.

46. Livingston County, IL 17, District 3, Contract No. 66392, Building repairs at the Reading Pump Station located on IL 17 approximately 1.5 miles west of IL 23. 15 Working Days.

47. Peoria County, I-474, District 4, Contract No. 68148, 7.74 miles of erosion control and landscaping on I-474 from I-74 to the Tazewell County line. Completion Date July 31, 2004 Plus 15 Working Days.

48. Madison County, IL 3, District 8, Contract No. 76721, demolition of two commercial buildings and one residential building for the proposed relocated IL 3 in Venice. 15 Working Days.

49. Carroll County, Brookville Rd & Ideal Rd, District 2, Contract No. 85329, channel excavation and dumping riprap on filter fabric at two structures on Brookville Rd. and Ideal Rd., one 3 miles west and one 5 miles north of Milledgeville. 15 Working Days.

50. Massac County, I-24, District 9, Contract No. 98840, On I-24 located 2 miles south of the Johnson County Line the work will consist of the replacement of a structural steel debris rack adjacent to a box culvert . 15 Working Days.

51. Union County, I-57, District 9, Contract No. 98841, cleaning and painting the structural steel on the twin structures carrying I-57 over North Lick Creek Road (TR 276) approximately 1.40 miles southwest of the Johnson County Line. 40 Working Days.

52. Cook County, 127th Street, District 1, Contract No. 60245, 1.50 km of pavement reconstruction along 127th Street (Burr Oak Avenue) from Artesian Avenue to Paulina Street and bridge deck replacement and substructure rehabilitation of the structure carrying 127th Street (Burr Oak Avenue) over Metra/Iowa Interstate Railroad all in Blue Island and Calumet Park. Completion Date October 31, 2004 Plus 10 Working Days.

53. Will County, US 45, District 1, Contract No. 60933, Intersection reconstruction including width widening with bituminous concrete base course, milling, bituminous concrete surface, traffic signal installation and storm sewers all at the intersection of US 45 at Laraway Road in Frankfort. Completion Date July 30, 2004 Plus 05 Working Days.

54. Kane County, IL 25, District 1, Contract No. 62474, 0.32 mile of intersection reconstruction including concrete pavement, bituminous concrete surface, traffic signal installation and lighting on IL 25 at IL 56 in North Aurora. Completion Date August 20, 2004 Plus 05 Working Days.

55. Kankakee County, IL 113, District 3, Contract No. 66306, 0.68 km of reconstruction on IL 113 with full depth bituminous concrete from IL 17 to Oak Tree Lane in Kankakee. Completion Date June 30, 2005.

56. Tazewell County, I-155, District 4, Contract No. 68146, 3.1 miles of milling, pavement patching and bituminous resurfacing on Interstate 155 from TR 185 to CH 14 south of Hopedale. Includes bituminous concrete resurfacing on Frontage Road "C". 45 Working Days.

57. Morgan-Scott-Greene Counties, US 67, District 6, Contract No. 72531, The work for the proposed new four lanes for US 67 will consist of grading and paving from 1 mile northeast of Roodhouse northerly for 5.2 miles and from that point north approximately 8.05 miles to north of I-72 southwest of Jacksonville. The improvement will include pavement marking, signing and lighting for the section that is currently under construction. Also, included is the construction of dual 3 span, continuous composite concrete and steel web plate girder structures over the Kansas City Southern Railway west of Manchester. Completion Date July 01, 2006.

58. Logan-Tazewell Counties, Armington Spur, District 6, Contract No. 72841, 2.12 miles of bituminous surface removal and bituminous concrete resurfacing on the Armington Spur from Maple Street in Armington east and south to US 136. 15 Working Days.

59. Franklin County, Park Roads, District 9, Contract No. 98785, The proposed work for the Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park and the Artisan's Shop located south of Mt.Vernon includes resurfacing of park roads, parking lots and camping pads; construction of new overflow parking lots; signing; parking lot lighting, pavement markings and culvert replacements. 95 Working Days.

60. Cook County, I-80/94/294/IL 394, District 1, Contract No. 62353, 3.71 km of advance work including pavement, bridge construction and bridge replacement all located on I-80 (I-80/94/294/IL-394) from I-80/294 (EB) to I-94 (WB) and at IL 394 (NB) in Lansing, South Holland and Thornton. Completion Date June 01, 2005 Plus 10 Working Days.

61. DeKalb County, IL 38, District 2, Contract No. 64150, Removal and replacement of the structure carrying IL 38 over Union Ditch No.1 located 2 miles east of Cortland. 95 Working Days.

62. Tazewell County, IL 26, District 4, Contract No. 68071, Removal and replacement of the structure carrying IL 26 over Ten Mile Creek located 0.4 mile north of IL 116 in East Peoria. 95 Working Days.

63. Knox County, IL 41, District 4, Contract No. 68159, Construction of a new structure to carry IL 41 over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad south of Galesburg. Completion Date October 01, 2005.

64. Logan County, Armington Road, District 6, Contract No. 72094, The removal of the existing 3 span bridge carrying Armington Road over the Middle Fork of Sugar Creek approximately one mile south of Armington, and replacement with a 3 span continuous composite concrete and steel beam bridge with a 30 ft width roadway. Completion Date October 15, 2004.

65. Scott County, IL 100/IL 106, District 6, Contract No. 92928, On the bridge carrying IL 100/106 over the Illinois River at Florence the work will consist of the replacement of the lift span deck, rehabilitation of the bridge tenders house, joint and substructure repairs, painting, structural steel repair and the installation of a new generator. Completion Date June 01, 2004.

66. Wayne County, IL 15, District 7, Contract No. 94407, The removal of the existing single span bridge carrying IL 15 over the Dry Fork Overflow approximately 1 mile east of Sims, and the replacement with a single span, precast prestressed concrete I-beam bridge with a 36 ft width roadway. 70 Working Days.

67. Kane County, IL 38, District 2, Contract No. 64953, Installation of traffic signals at the intersection of IL 38 and County Line Road (Maple Park) near Maple Park. 30 Working Days.

68. Henderson County, IL 164, District 4, Contract No. 68371, Installation of video surveillance cameras and lighting at the Oquaka Covered Wagon Bridge located along IL 164 near Oquaka. 15 Working Days.

69. Cook County, Palatine Road, District 1, Contract No. 62449, Pavement patching along Palatine Road from US 14 to Rohlwing Road and from Kennicott Avenue to Arlington Heights Road in Palatine. 50 Working Days.

70. Cook County, I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway), District 1, Contract No. 62638, Steel fabrication for the bridge carrying 67th Street over I-94 (Dan Ryan Expswy) in Chicago. Completion Date April 01, 2004.

71. Lake County, IL 22, District 1, Contract No. 62653, Beam and bearing fabrication for the structure carrying IL 22 over Middle/Fork-North Branch Chicago River in Bannockburn and Highland Park. Completion Date May 15, 2004.

72. Rock Island-Henry Counties, I-74/280, District 2, Contract No. 64480, Replacing the ramps and parking areas with new concrete pavement, adding new lighting signs and weigh-in-motion scales at the eastbound and westbound weigh stations located east of Coal Valley on Interstate 74/280 (Moline weigh station east of US 6). Completion Date November 24, 2004 Plus 10 Working Days.

73. Various Counties, Various Routes, District 9, Contract No. 98842, The cleaning and painting of all the structural steel on one bridge, and portions of the structural steel on four other bridges at the following locations: (1) IL 37 over Gun Creek north of Whittington (2) IL 13 over a stream northwest of Old Shawneetown (3) IL 146 over Lusk Creek at Golconda and (4)&(5) US 51 and I-57 over FAS Route 926 southeast of Anna. 70 Working Days.

74. Wayne County, CH 13, District 7, Contract No. 95377, relocating a portion of the roadway and constructing a soil cement base course with an A-2 treatment along CH 13 from FAS Route 795 northerly 6.56 miles to the Clay County Line, 30 Working Days.

75, Will County US30/Jefferson Street (EB) 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

76. Cook County, 95th Street, District 1, Contract No. 62569, Storm sewer maintenance consisting of storm sewer cleaning and drainage structures to be cleaned along 95th Street from Melvina Avenue in Oaklawn to Western Avenue in Evergreen Park. 25 Working Days.

77. Cook County, Kedzie Avenue, District 1, Contract No. 62570, Storm sewer maintenance consisting of cleaning existing storm sewers and drainage structures located along Kedzie Avenue from 87th Street in Evergreen Park to 115th Street in Chicago. 20 Working Days.

78. Cook County, 111th Street, District 1, Contract No. 62571, Storm sewer maintenance along 111th Street from Harlem Avenue to Ridgeland Avenue in Worth. 15 Working Days.

79. 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.

80. Franklin-Williamson Counties, I-57, District 9, 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.

1A. Coles County Memorial Airport, Mattoon, Coles County, Install Perimeter Fence.

1LR. Perry County, Reclamation of the IL 6 Vein Mine Group, The proposed reclamation project consists of two abandoned mine site located in Pinckneyville. The proposed work at the Illinois 6 Vein Coal Company and Biby Drift Mine sites includes the sealing of one mine shaft, two sinkholes and requires 686 cu yds of special excavation, 793 cu yds of borrow excavation, 65 cu yds of Class SI concrete, 196 sq yds of special excelsior blanket, and seeding and soil amendments for 0,6 acres.

2LR. Williamson County, Reclamation of the Saraville Road Slope Mine Group. The proposed reclamation project consists of seven abandoned mine sites located in Williamson and Franklin Counties: Old Ben #8 on the south side of West Frankfort, Federal Coal Company #25 northwest of Carterville, Pure Coal Company northwest of Cambria, Peabody Coal Company #3 on the north side of Marion, R,W, Marshall #3 on the northwest side of Spillertown, Saravil Road Slope south of Crab Orchard, and Mitchell Coal Company southwest of Orchard, The work includes sealing 2 mine slope entries, 2 mine shafts, 3 sinkholes, and will require approximately 968 cu yds of special excavation 1,045 cu yds of borrow excavation, dewatering of an impoundment, placement mine opening fill materials including 29 cu yds of Class SI concrete and 260 tons of aggregate fill, placement of 12,300 lbs of bentonite soil.

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