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Engineer: Route 22 work moving to bid this November; wetland fencing to remain until permits secured
Summary
Village engineer said orange protective fencing along Route 22 remains to protect wetlands until the state secures Army Corps permits; IDOT plans to put the widening project out to bid in November with construction starting February 2027 and running through 2030.
Village engineer Jeff Perry told the Long Grove board and attendees that the orange protective fencing installed along Illinois Route 22 is intended to protect wetlands until the state obtains US Army Corps of Engineers wetland permits. Residents had asked why the temporary fencing remained and when it would be removed; Perry said the fencing will stay in place until the permitting is complete.
Perry also provided a project schedule: "the state is planning to go out to bid with that project in November of this year. And then start construction, early next year," and later summarized in the engineer's update that the Route 22 corridor is slated to go to bid in November with construction scheduled to start in February 2027 and continue through October 2030. Residents and HOA representatives raised traffic and noise concerns tied to the proposed Quick Trip and related intersection changes; Perry said he will circulate memos summarizing preliminary plans for intersection improvements at Route 22 and 83 and for an IDOT overpass north of Diamond Lake Road.
The engineer's remarks framed both near-term construction steps (utility relocation and grading ahead of paving) and longer-term coordination with county and state projects; board members asked staff to follow up on scheduling and potential staggered timing of overlapping county and state projects to reduce regional traffic disruption.
