The Belmont railroad crossing closed to traffic today at 5 a.m. and will remain closed until August 12. The closure is due to work on the Belmont underpass, which was postponed last month due to a strike by Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers. Expect traffic snarls in central Downers Grove to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Belmont underpass'
Traffic stops
July 28th, 2010 · 13 Comments · District 58, Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Signs, Traffic
Belmont work to resume
July 21st, 2010 · 16 Comments · Public Safety, Public Works, Stormwater, Village Hall
The Village of Downers Grove is reporting on its website that Laborers’ District Council of Chicago, Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers and a consortium of local contractors have reached a tentative agreement. Local 150 workers went on strike July 1, days before the scheduled closure of the Belmont crossing. That project [...]
Village settles underpass suit
November 10th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Transportation, Village Hall
Updated: Nov. 11 The village and Metra agreed to pay resident Therese Brzesinski $10,000 plus an additional $2,500 landscaping allowance to settle a February lawsuit challenging the rezoning of property in conjunction with the Belmont underpass project. The settlement also calls for an additional $2,500 landscaping allowance to be paid to each of two neighbors [...]