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Lemont Road

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Woman Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Garbage Truck on I-55

A 65-year-old woman was struck around 2:41 p.m. Wednesday near Lemont Road in Darien, causing significant traffic delays on southbound I-55, police said.

A 65-year-old woman was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a garbage truck while standing outside her vehicle on Interstate 55 near Darien. Police said the woman got out of her car after pulling over on the shoulder of southbound I-55, just north of Lemont Road, around 2:41 p.m., and was partially in the right lane of traffic when she was struck by a garbage truck. The woman was transported to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where she is listed in critical condition, according to an officer with the Illinois State Police District 2. The incident caused significant traffic delays on southbound I-55 during the evening commute as officers conducted crash reconstruction. All lanes were opened around …

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Construction on 75th Street Will End This Week

Business owners say sales were down between 30 and 50 percent during construction. They're hoping customers will return now that the project is near over.

Construction on 75th Street is slated to end this month after 8 months of lane closures and traffic delays. "We are in completion stage [of the project] doing final striping and clean-up," DuPage County Board Vice Chairman John Curran told Patch. "Three lanes are open in each direction, and traffic is back to normal. It should be done by end of this week."  Why 75th Street?  The main objective of the project was to widen 75th Street from two lanes in each direction to three lanes between Woodward and Lyman Avenues. Additional road work has included: The project was needed to improve safety and design, say officials, noting that there were 91 reported accidents at Lemont and 75th Street from 2009 to 2011. Business Owners Speak Out Wendy …

Kerry

7:59 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012

The construction workers seem to have no respect for cars in the area. They would blow debri all over the cars passing by. Thats why i avoided the area.   more ›

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