Will County News

A presentation on a "Houbolt Bridge" is on the Agenda for the June 17, 2015 5:00 p.m. meeting of the Elwood International Port Authority.   The Elwood International Port Authority meets at the Elwood Village Hall--401 Mississippi in Elwood. The Houbolt Bridge has been proposed as a way to route trucks from the Elwood and Joliet Intermodals onto I-80.  It has been suggested that a Houbolt Bridge would relieve traffic on Laraway, Route 53, and other roads. Here is the agenda for the meeting, from the Village of Elwood's website: AGENDA ELWOOD INTERNATIONAL PORT AUTHORITY MEETING Wednesday, June 17, 2015 5:00 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE TO FLAG PUBLIC COMMENTS (limited to two (2) minutes per person) ICC Update Traffic Patterns Seasonal Issues Elwood International Port Directional/Way Finder Signs OJT (On the Job Training) Hiring Grant – Nisha Floyd Houbolt Br...

By Mary Baskerville MANHATTAN—The governor’s announcement to suspend work on the Illiana Expressway puts Manhattan in the position of waiting for transportation solutions.  “The problem is all the towns and municipalities are caught in this tug-of-war between the governor and the legislators,” Mayor James Doyle said. “With everybody—it’s wait and see.” The Illiana would help relieve heavy truck traffic through the center of town, Doyle said. Meanwhile, the Village of Manhattan continues to see about a ten percent increase in heavy truck traffic travel on U.S. Route 52 in the wake of the closing of Walter Strawn Drive in Elwood, he said. Citing a lack of money, the governor’s office said in a news release Tuesday that the Illiana would be taken off the current multi-year plan list. The release went on to say: “It is the determination of IDOT that the project costs exceed currently available resources. The Department will begin the process of suspending all existing ...