Highway 67 Construction Project

Lane closures became necessary Monday morning, May 15, 2006 in the Phase I area of the Highway 67 construction zone.

Aerial photo courtesy Cully Pillman

Aerial photo courtesy Cully Pillman

Aerial photo courtesy Cully Pillman

Aerial photo courtesy Cully Pillman

October 24, 2006

October 24, 2006

Additional utility work commenced Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at the Kinzie Avenue intersection.

The surface layer of the south end of the Village Hall parking lot was down to dirt Wednesday morning, June 7, 2006.

Utility line work continued on the east side of Highway 67, across from the Village Hall on Wednesday morning, June 7, 2006.

Work at the intersection of Kinzie Avenue and Highway 67 made the Village Hall parking lot inaccessible to motorists on Wednesday morning, June 7, 2006.

Construction crew members removed the surface layer of the south end of the Village Hall parking lot and a retaining wall on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 in preparation for the new exit driveway onto Second Avenue.

Water main breaks created extra work for construction and village crew members during the last week.

Work on the new sewer line leading up Second Avenue and under Highway 67 advanced to the west side of the road by Friday morning, May 26, 2006.

Construction crew members work on the new sewer line across the road from Village Hall on Friday morning, May 26, 2006.

Construction crew members cut down two trees in the Village Hall parking lot Thursday, May 25, 2006 to make way for the future exit driveway onto Second Avenue.

A tree service crew chipped and hauled away the two trees cut down in the Village Hall parking lot Thursday afternoon, May 25, 2006.

A hydrolic arm and clamp feed tree limbs into a chipper in the Village Hall parking lot Thursday afternoon, May 25, 2006.

A trench for sewer lines leading to the Audino quarry site was dug May 23 to 25, 2006 on Second Avenue.

Construction crew members work on the future sewer line at the intersection of Highway 67 and Second Avenue Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

Below surface fill is being compacted at the intersection of Second Avenue at Highway 67 Wednesday afternoon, May 24, 2006.

Excavation work in the Phase I area of the Highway 67 project is almost complete and work on the subsurface levels of the new work began Tuesday morning, May 23, 2006.

The old asphalt surface of Highway 67 was completely removed in the Phase I area of the reconstruction project by early Wednesday morning, May 17, 2006.

Construction crews began work on the ditches Wednesday morning, May 17, 2006.

Excavation work on the west side of Highway 67 across the road from the Village Hall continued into Wednesday afternoon, May 17, 2006.

Excavation work on the west side of Highway 67 across the road from the Village Hall took place early Wednesday morning, May 17, 2006.

Stakes that were erected Tuesday afternoon, May 16, 2006 mark the future path of Highway 67 in front of the Village Hall.

Construction work on the Highway 67 project centered in front of the Village Hall on Tuesday morning, May 16, 2006.

Construction crew members worked to level off the surface immediately after the asphalt was removed on Tuesday morning, May 16, 2006.

Construction crews started removing the surface layer of the western lane of Highway 67 Monday afternoon, May 15, 2006.

Major construction work got underway Monday morning on the shoulder area of the east side of Highway 67 between Fontana Boulevard and Third Avenue.

Phase I of the Highway 67 construction project will necessitate lane closures for local traffic through the end of June.

The first major demolition work on the Highway 67 reconstruction project began Monday morning, May 15, 2006.

The intersection at Second Avenue and Highway 67 was dug up Monday morning, May 15, 2006.

Mann Brothers construction crew members removed the old surface layer on Highway 67 and its intersections in the construction zone on May 15, 2006.

The eastern lane of Highway 67 from Fontana Boulevard to Second Avenue was removed by Monday afternoon, May 15, 2006.

The Highway 67 construction project has necessitated the closure of adjacent roads and intersections.

Dump trucks lined Highway 67 Monday morning, May 15, 2006 as the old road surface was dug up by the Mann Brothers construction crew.

Although the road signage and blockades were placed, rainy weather Wednesday through Friday, May 10 to 12, 2006 prevented any major construction work from being started on the Highway 67 project.

Construction equipment sat in the rain along Highway 67 for most of the first week of May 2006.