Construction on 75th Street Will End This Week
Business owners say sales were down between 30 and 50 percent during construction. They're hoping customers will return now that the project is near over.
Construction on 75th Street in Downers Grove, Darien and Woodridge is slated to end this month after 8 months of lane closures and traffic delays. "We are in completion stage [of the project] doing final striping and clean-up," DuPage County Board Vice Chairman John Curran told Patch. "Three lanes are open in each direction, and traffic is back to normal. It should be done by end of this week." Why 75th Street? The main objective of the project was to widen 75th Street from two lanes in each direction to three lanes between Woodward and Lyman Avenues. Additional road work has included: The project was needed to improve safety and design, say officials, noting that there were 91 reported accidents at Lemont and 75th Street from 2009 to …
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Cinda K. Lester
11:02 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Yes, they desperately need to deal with the intersection at Fairmount - it's a very dangerous spot, with regular accidents. SuperWalmart is going to make it that much worse. Overall, however, I'm THRILLED that the construction was done, and is finally over...and even more happy that it's super-easy to get in and out of the lot to Cozzi Corner! Best Italian beef around... jus' sayin'... more ›