Bridge Construction Will Slow Wheaton Traffic Thursday, Early Friday

The installation of a new bridge in Hanover Park will obstruct traffic in Wheaton starting this Thursday.

The bridge, which will be built about halfway between Schick Rd. and Greenbrook Blvd., will be connecting Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve and Mallard Lake Forest Preserve in Hanover park, a DuPage County press release states, and the installation will span just two days.

Concrete bridge piers have already been installed, and the rest of the bridge will be delivered to the building site in sections. The project in its entirety also includes the addition of new paths to the area and is an undertaking of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

DuPage County put $375,000 toward the project.

Here are the traffic changes you need to look out for Thursday and early Friday:

• 9 a.m. Thursday: Both southbound lanes of County Farm Rd. will be closed starting at this time so that construction crews can assemble the pieces of the bridge. Two-way traffic will continue in the two northbound lanes.
• 7 p.m. Thursday: Three lanes of traffic will be closed to set up a crane before the bridge is lifted.
• 9 p.m. Thursday: All lanes of traffic on the road will be closed for 15 minutes while the bridge is installed.
• After 9:15 p.m.: Single-lane traffic will be flagged through the work zone as installation of the bridge continues.
• 6 a.m. Friday: All construction should be finished, and all lanes of traffic should be reopened.

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