Klein Road will be closed to thru traffic at all times through June 2024 as the City’s contractor, Alliance Contractors, Inc., begins construction in the area. During this time, motorists will be detoured to Fair Oaks Drive.
Construction activities are scheduled for Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Residents seeking reasonable accessibility accommodations during construction, may contact William Zbylut, Resident Engineer, at (331) 234-0736 or wzbylut@eraconsultants.com. All general inquiries may be directed to Dave Shah, P.E., Assistant Director of Public Works, at (630) 293-2255, or dshah@westchicago.org.
About the Klein Road Culvert Replacement Project
The Klein Road Culvert Replacement Project is partially grant-funded by DuPage County and will be administered by the City of West Chicago. The Project’s scope includes the removal of the existing corrugated metal pipe culvert and two cast-in-place (CIP) junction chambers and replacing it with a single-cell, 6’ x 3’ precast concrete box culvert with a CIP end section, solider pile retaining wall and a precast concrete junction chamber, full depth hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavement removal and reconstruction, HMA resurfacing, widening and placement of 8-foot HMA bike path to accommodate for future Wayne Township’s bike path project along Klein Road, HMA and aggregate shoulder construction, storm sewer improvements, temporary detour, thermoplastic pavement markings, fieldstone riprap installation, tree removals, native planting, landscaping, and other collateral work necessary to complete the project.