Construction Begins On Division Street, Gougar Road

LOCKPORT, IL – The City of Lockport, Public Works and Engineering Department, has announced it has started the Division Street and Gougar Road Signalization Project. As part of the City of Lockport’s Capital Improvement Program, construction is in full force at the intersection of Division Street and Gougar Road to remove, widen and signalize the intersection to improve both safety and traffic flow, the city said in a release.

The heavy a.m. and p.m. rush hour traffic delays, as well as accident data, has made the signalization of the intersection a priority. According to the city, the intersection is jointly maintained by Lockport and Will County, and an agreement was entered into with the county for cost participation.

The project also received Surface Transportation Urban Funding in fall 2014 as 80/20 funding (80 percent project cost funded by State of Illinois, 20 percent project cost funded locally). Per the agreement with the county, both local entities, the city and the county, will pay 50 percent of the local share, or 10 percent of the total cost, the city said.

Construction activity will be present in the area until the project is completed in December. According to the city, the intersection will remain open for the duration of the project by using staged lane closures.

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