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IDOT estimates 6–8 weeks to repair downtown Joliet drawbridge; city asks Coast Guard for temporary crossing extensions
Summary
The Illinois Department of Transportation told Joliet officials an electrical short disabled a motor that raises the downtown drawbridge; IDOT estimates repairs will take six to eight weeks and the city has asked IDOT to discuss temporary time adjustments with the U.S. Coast Guard to ease traffic impacts.
The City of Joliet was told by Illinois Department of Transportation representatives that an electrical short in a cabinet and motor disabled one of the two drive motors that raise the downtown drawbridge, and IDOT estimated repairs will likely take six to eight weeks.
City Manager Beth Beatty relayed the report to the City Council and said the city has asked IDOT to engage the U.S. Coast Guard about temporarily extending the periods when the bridge is not raised to let more vehicles cross while repairs…
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