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.

Aug. 8 Update

ComEd is still completing its utility relocations in the area, and storm drainage improvements continue north of Geneva Drive. The temporary drive lanes for the northern section of Kautz Road have been installed are in use. Additionally, new curbs have been installed south of Averill Road to Longest Drive with roadway paving underway.

The next phase of construction will occur in the northbound lanes between Averill Road in Geneva and Toni Street in St. Charles beginning in the final week of August. Once operations get underway, only the southbound lanes of Kautz Road will remain open to traffic. The official detour will direct motorists to head west on Route 38, north on Kirk Road and east on Swenson Avenue. This phase is expected to be completed in late October.

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.