This $1 million road project is starting soon in St. Clair County
A $1 million road work project is expected to start this spring on a portion of Sullivan Drive, which runs through Belleville and Swansea.
Crews will be repairing Sullivan Drive between Huntwood Road in Swansea and Illinois 161 in Belleville. This section of the road has an average daily traffic of 8,250 cars, according to data from the state transportation agency.
The project will include the following work:
- Repair deteriorated joints
- Overlay the existing concrete pavement
- Improve the shoulders
- Upgrade the guardrail where needed
The St. Clair County Board approved an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the project at its meeting in late February. The county resolution states that the project will be constructed with federal aid funds.
County engineer Norm Etling said officials expect to start accepting bids for the work on March 7 and to start work about a month after that. The project “should be pretty well done by fall,” Etling said.
