Starting Wednesday, Sept. 3, East State Street will be limited to one lane in each direction as another company relocates underground utility infrastructure in advance of a highway reconstruction project in Geneva.

The lane closures will generally occur from Route 25 to East Side Drive. Verizon's contractor plans to close the westbound curb lane this week until early October to perform utility work, weather permitting. AT&T's contractor began a more extensive utility project in August in the eastbound curbside lane of Route 38, which is expected to continue into 2026.

Both center lanes of the state highway will remain open during construction. Motorists should expect delays and may want to consider alternate routes. Drivers should use caution when driving through the work zone.

Nicor also must complete utility relocations and is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to develop a construction plan. Other companies may need to perform similar work in the coming months.

IDOT plans to rebuild East State Street from Glengarry Drive to the Fox River. The multi-year project encompasses roadway widening, streetscape enhancements, bike lanes, traffic signal upgrades, new street lighting, and water main/storm drainage infrastructure improvements.

Construction will not begin until utility relocations are complete. Utility work will require both intermittent short-term and possibly long-term traffic lane closures along various stretches of the highway in 2025 and early 2026.

The full East State Street reconstruction project is now tentatively expected to start in spring 2026 and be completed in late 2027, with punch list items to be finished the following year. The timeline is dependent on how quickly the utility relocations are resolved.