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2017 Construction Projects

Somonauk Road Bridge Project

 

Road Name:

Somonauk Road

 

Road District

Somonauk/Sandwich

 

Location:

.05 Miles South of Chicago Road

 

Anticipated Start Date:

June 12, 2017

 

Anticipated Completion Date:

September 1, 2017

 

Contractor:

Martin & Company Excavating from Oregon, Illinois

 

Contract Value:

$608,916.78

 

Improvements:


 

Traffic:

Road will be closed to thru traffic – opened to local residents only

 
  PROGRESS UPDATES:                         

   
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Date:

Topic:

 

June 9, 2017

Notice of Road Closing

 

Sept. 5, 2017

Weekly Update

 

August & July Progress Photos:  Select the photos to see larger images


August 28, 2017

August 28, 2017
August 24, 2017

Bridge rail installed

Cutting in the Deck Grooves

Approaches receiving final touches    

August 24, 2017

August 24, 2017

August 24, 2017

August 23, 2017

Shaping shouldersand readying guard rail post

Bridge posts installed and ready for bridge rail to be attached

Installing bridge rail posts   Preparing slopes on the approaches

August 18, 2017

August 18, 2017

August 17, 2017

August 15, 2017

Clearing right-of-way for approaches

Reshaping of right-of-way continues

Reshaping right-of-way on north side of the bridge   Conducting follow-up for the threatened slippershell (mussel)

August 9, 2017

August 8, 2017

August 8, 2017

August 8, 2017

pouring deck

pouring deck

concrete truck   beginning to protect deck after pour

August 7, 2017

August 4, 2017

August 3, 2017

August 2, 2017

completion of rebar tying

rebar tying process

rebar tying process   rebar tying process

August 1, 2017

July 29, 2017

July 28, 2017

July 27, 2017

rebar tying process

forming of the deck

forming of the deck   forming of the deck

July 26, 2017

July 24, 2017

July 14, 2017

July 13, 2017

forming of the deck

setting the beams

shaping the abutments   abutment caps

July 12, 2017

July 11, 2017


pouring the abutment caps

pouring the abutment caps

     

July 8, 2017

July 7, 2017

July 6, 2017

July 5, 2017

pouring the abutments

pouring the abutments

pouring the abutments   pouring the abutments

June Progress Photos:

6/13 - 6/30 pdf


 

 

Read more about past construction projects on the archives page