The Kautz Road reconstruction and widening project is a joint venture between the City of Geneva and St. Charles. Construction will occur from Swenson Avenue in St. Charles to just north of State Street (Route 38) in Geneva. The project will replace failing pavement, enhance freight mobility, mitigate drainage issues, complete trail connectivity, improve safety measures, and support economic development in the area.

Construction started in June 2024 and is expected to be substantially completed by the end of the year, with landscape restoration and other punch list items being finished in spring 2025.

Oct. 14 Update

The Kautz Road detour, which permits southbound traffic only from Toni Street in St. Charles to Averill Road in Geneva, has been in place for just under four weeks. The current traffic pattern will remain in effect through Wednesday, Oct. 30.

The official detour is directing motorists driving north on Kautz to head west on Averill Road, north on Kirk Road, east on Stern Avenue, and finally south on Kautz Road.

In late October, construction operations will shift and limit traffic to northbound only until the Thanksgiving holiday.

With a little cooperation from Mother Nature, the City anticipates having all three lanes of Kautz Road open for traffic throughout the winter. The final surface layer, remaining construction activities and site restoration will be completed in spring 2025.

All construction activities are weather-dependent.

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More project information can be found on the City of Geneva’s Kautz Road Widening web page. The public can subscribe for “road construction” updates by visiting Notify Me on the City’s website.