After several months of preliminary construction work, Aurora’s Ohio Street Bridge Replacement Project begins in earnest on Monday, March 30, when the structure will close until late 2016.

The estimated $7.8 million project features complete removal of the existing 90-year-old bridge (the oldest in Aurora) which will be replaced with a wider, two-lane structure that will include a sidewalk on the east side of the bridge and a multi-use path for bicycles and pedestrians on the west side. The new structure will also be higher to meet updated BNSF vertical clearance requirements.

Eighty percent ($6.24 million) of the project costs are being paid with federal highway tax funds.

Motorists should detour along Front, Wood, and Rural Streets.

For more information, call (630) 256-INFO (4636), or log onto the City’s website at www.aurora-il.org and click on the Road Construction Updates section at the center of the homepage.

SOURCE: city of Aurora