Ridge Road, 111th Street Remain Closed

Written by Shannon Antinori

What was intended to be a four-week road closure on Ridge Road is turning into more of a two-month project.

Part of the realignment at Ridge and Route 126, earth work on the project began June 17, Kendall County Highway Department Director Fran Klaas told Patch last month.

Klaas said the road was scheduled to reopen in four weeks, but as of July 18, Ridge remained closed near Plainfield.

Klaas was out of the office Thursday, but a highway department employee told Patch that the road is now scheduled to open by the end of July. The staffer said she did not know the reason for the delay, although recent rainy weather may have contributed.

111th Street sinkhole repair to begin soon?

Meanwhile, work to repair a sinkhole on 111th Street near the Canadian National Railway tracks in Wheatland Township could start next week, an employee in the Wheatland highway department said.

Highway Commissioner Mark Troyanowski did not return a call from Patch on Thursday, but a highway department staffer said there is still no estimated completion date on the work.

Related: 111th Closed Eternally?

Repairs on the sinkhole, which opened up during the April flooding, were delayed because the contractor has to coordinate work with all utilities that run through the site, according to The Enterprise.