South Broadway reconstruction

South Broadway traffic switch re-secheduled

Published by admin on Thu, 09/05/2019 - 3:22pm

Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd, the project engineer for the South Broadway reconstruction project announced late this afternoon (Thursday) that the traffic switch originally planned for today has been pushed back to Monday, Sept. 9 to allow the electrical subcontractor additional time to complete its work.

South Broadway traffic switch re-secheduled

Published by admin on Thu, 09/05/2019 - 3:22pm

Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd, the project engineer for the South Broadway reconstruction project announced late this afternoon (Thursday) that the traffic switch originally planned for today has been pushed back to Monday, Sept. 9 to allow the electrical subcontractor additional time to complete its work.

Road reconstruction reconfiguration

Published by admin on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 7:27pm

Engineers overseeing the reconstruction of South Broadway Street provided village officials good news this week.
At its Tuesday morning construction meeting, village officials were informed the Illinois Department of Transporation (IDOT) has approved a traffic plan for South Broadway that will allow for north-south traffic to continue when crews begin working on the east side of the roadway.
The initial plan was to reopen the west side to southbound traffic only, thus pushing northbound vehicles to side streets.

Paving set to begin next week

Published by admin on Fri, 08/23/2019 - 3:45pm

D Construction, the contractor for the South Broadway reconstruction project, is scheduled to begin hot mix asphalt paving on Tuesday, Aug. 27, weather pending.
Residents on the west side of South Broadway will not have access to their driveways during working hours (approximately 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) during paving operations. Residents are asked to have their vehicles moved by 7 a.m. on Tuesday to the side streets or alleys.

Reconstruction rolling along

Published by admin on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 7:25pm

Coal City residents and those who travel South Broadway through the heart of the village are starting to notice some big changes.
Four months into the South Broadway reconstruction project, there is visible progress now that the contractor has curb and gutter installed on the west side of the roadway.
“There’s been a lot of underground work and that’s the slow part,” Coal City Mayor Terry Halliday explained.
The reconstruction project began in early April with the installation of a new natural gas main followed by underground infrastructure.

South Broadway reconstruction moving forward

Published by admin on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 7:27pm

The Illinois Department of Transportation has officially awarded the contract for the South Broadway reconstruction project, and the village of Coal City is slated to confirm the bid when it meets this evening.
D Construction was the sole bidder for the work. The price submitted by the Coal City contractor came in well under the engineer’s estimate. The bid to be confirmed by the village is $4.63 million.

South Broadway reconstruction on hold

Published by admin on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 7:11pm

One month ago this week the Illinois Department of Transportation opened bids for the South Broadway reconstruction project, but the village is still awaiting the state agency's formal award of the contract.
D Construction was the sole bidder for the work and the price submitted by the Coal City contractor came in well under the engineer’s estimate. The bid slated to be approved by IDOT and confirmed by the village is $4.63 million.

D Construction submits winning bid for Broadway

Published by admin on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 6:34pm

    It will still be a couple of weeks before it’s official, but the South Broadway reconstruction project has a contractor.
    At a state bid letting in Springfield last week, the Illinois Department of Transportation opened bids for a number of projects across the state. The winning bid for Coal City’s project was submitted by D Construction.

Coal City backs away from parking plan

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 7:39pm

    The yellow tape was pulled up, parking blocks loaded on a trailer and the signs designating the parkways between Park and Chestnut streets for reverse angle parking were hauled away Tuesday morning.
    Reverse angle parking is gone and it won’t be making a return as the Coal City Village Board approved a South Broadway reconstruction plan that includes traditional head-in angle parking.
    “Common sense prevails,” was the response a Coal City Courant reader posted on a social media post announcing the board’s decision.

The survey says

Published by admin on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 7:23pm

As the village of Coal City prepares plans for a $5.4 million makeover of South Broadway town officials wanted feedback from residents and they got it, although not as much as they were hoping for.
    Out of the town’s 5,600 or so residents, 6.4 percent took the time to complete the 11-question survey. Of the respondents, 245 utilized an online form (10 of the respondents did not live within the village limits) and 123 responded to a direct mailer sent by the village to 600 homes.