Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Plainfield Township highway department, engineers, contractor honored on Jan. 9.
It was a project more than two decades and $7.4 million in the making — but in October 2012, the Plainfield Township highway department unveiled the new, two-lane Renwick Road bridge. Now, the structure, which replaced a more than century-old bridge, is receiving accolades. Earlier this month, the project received a Project of the Year Award from the southwest branch of the Chicago Metro chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA). Township highway department staffer Dick Anderson said the bridge was among 19 projects considered for the transportation award in the $5 to $25 million category. Township highway commissioner Sam Reichert, highway department staff members and representatives of project engineer Hutchison Engineering…
Monday, October 22, 2012
The project was decades in the making. On Friday, Plainfield Township's new two-lane bridge opened.
Residents and local officials gathered Friday morning to mark the end of the project that was years in the making as the new Renwick Road bridge opened to cars for the very first time. Plainfield Township Highway Commissioner Sam Reichert said the date — Oct. 19 — was significant: it marked exactly one year since construction began on the two-lane bridge. The new bridge will replace the century-old one-lane bridge, which closed to vehicle traffic immediately following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new bridge. Residents got to see the completed bridge for the very first time, and took some time to bike or stroll along the structure before it opened to vehicle traffic. The $7.4 million bridge is more than 623 feet long and 30 feet wide, …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Crack filling, railroad crossing closure also coming soon.
The Village of Plainfield is warning motorists to keep an eye out for the new stop signs at River Road and Renwick as preparations begin for the opening of the new Renwick Road bridge. The new two-lane bridge, which replaces the century-old one-lane structure, is scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, Oct. 19. READ: RENWICK ROAD BRIDGE COULD OPEN THIS MONTH Plainfield Township Highway Commissioner Sam Reichert said a ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at the new bridge. "The whole area is invited," he said. "This is a project for the whole area, and everybody is welcome." After the ceremony, the bridge will briefly remain closed to allow guests to walk along the structure. Reichert said the bridge will open to …
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Two-lane bridge could open in mid- to late October, according to Plainfield Township Highway Commissioner Sam Reichert.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Highway Commissioner Sam Reichert said the project is slightly ahead of schedule.
The two-lane replacement for the aging Renwick Road bridge could be completed as early as this month, according to Plainfield Township Highway Commissioner Sam Reichert. “It looks like it’s ahead of schedule,” he said. “They’re doing really good out there.” Little work remains, Reichert said, including painting the new bridge. “I’m hoping sometime in October we’re going to open,” he noted. “All that’s left is to make it look pretty,” noted engineer Craig Young of Hutchison Engineering. Sign up for Plainfield Patch’s daily newsletter and breaking news alerts. Construction began on the $7.4 million bridge last fall. The new bridge spans 644 feet over the DuPage River, with two lanes and a bike path. It replaces the one-lane bridge, built …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
A construction vehicle carrying steel crossed the bridge Wednesday morning.
Updated at 10:25 a.m. June 7: Plainfield Township Highway Commissioner said state inspectors gave the OK Wednesday night to reopen the Renwick Road bridge after a construction truck drove across it. "It was open this morning," Reichert said Thursday. "Inspection went fine, so it's back open." Original story, June 6: Things just got a little more complicated for drivers already dealing with detours thanks to the closing of the Renwick and River roads intersection. As work continues on a replacement for the Renwick Road bridge, the one-lane structure is closed after a construction vehicle drove over it late Wednesday morning. “Apparently some large construction truck decided to drive over it,” Plainfield Police Sgt. Mike Fisher said. “He …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Intersection will be closed through mid-August, according to bridge project engineer.
As work progresses on the new Renwick Road Bridge, drivers can expect a new traffic pattern at Renwick and River roads starting Tuesday. Road reconstruction, part of the $7.4 million project, means the intersection will be closed in two phases. Starting Tuesday, the Renwick and River road intersection will be closed north to River Court, according to the village. A second stage, set to begin once the first stage is completed, will close River Road south of Renwick Road to north of Easy Street. Posted detours will divert motorists to Fraser Road and Route 59. To view detour routes, click here. Craig Young of Hutchison Engineering said the closures will last until mid-August. The new bridge, replacing the century-old, one-lane structure, is …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The $7.4 million project is scheduled to be largely completed by November.
It was a project more than 20 years in the making, but work on a new structure to replace the century-old one-lane Renwick Road bridge is moving along quickly, officials say, with a planned completion date in November. But as road reconstruction begins, motorists who still use the historic bridge in their daily travels may want to find an alternate route. The intersection of Renwick and River roads is scheduled to close to through traffic from May 29 through mid-August. Craig Young of Hutchison Engineering said the existing bridge, built around 1912, will remain open, but detour signs will redirect traffic around the intersection. “You’ll still be able to cross the old bridge, but you’ll have to go south to Fraser Road to get to Route 59…
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Old Lee
3:49 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Slow down Voice of Reason, it should only take about 20 years for each of those projects to get started! more ›