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Joliet city manager details City Square progress; IDOT schedules Cass Street bridge rehabilitation into 2026–27
Summary
City staff told the City Council on Sept. 2 that City Square and Chicago Street Corridor construction is advancing and that the Illinois Department of Transportation will close Cass Street Bridge for a $22.8 million rehabilitation expected to last into late 2026 or early 2027.
City staff provided a construction and infrastructure update during the Sept. 2 council meeting, reporting progress on the Chicago Street Corridor and City Square work and longer-term state bridge projects.
Work in the City Square and Chicago Street Corridor includes installation of concrete streetscape features in front of the library, ComEd preparations for a new transformer on Ottawa Street to power City Square improvements, topsoil placement in planter areas, sidewalk installation along Chicago Street and grading for…
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