Pipe Culvert Replacement and Patching the Roadway on Kathleen Rd.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is requesting bids for pipe culvert replacement and roadway patching on Kathleen Road (FAS Route 1824) in Piatt County, with electronic bids due July 31, 2026 via the iCX system at 12:00 p.m.

The work consists of removing two existing 48-inch pipe culverts and replacing them with two 48-inch heavy-duty plastic (Class C Corrugated Polypropylene) culverts extended outside the clear zone, re-grading ditches to the extended culvert ends, removing guardrail, and completing HMA full-depth pavement patching over the culverts. The project site is located 1.1 miles south of IL 152 in DuQuoin Township, SW of SEC 24, T6S, R2W. Kathleen Road will be closed to all traffic from Rod Gun Club Road south 600 feet during construction, with local resident access only; the contractor must minimize closure duration and keep the road closed until new culverts are in place and all full-depth pavement work is completed. The contractor is required to notify applicable emergency services, school districts, and post offices at least 48 hours before construction start and coordinate work with concurrent activity at the Green's Market Road/Wells Street Road intersection, where Kathleen Road must remain open to traffic until that intersection reopens.

Utility adjustments by Ameren Illinois (Power), Frontier Communications (Telephone), and Elverado Water District (Water) will be completed by the owners at no cost to the contractor. The project is funded through Federal Aid Secondary construction funds and is governed by Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit #14 for Linear Transportation Projects (effective February 25, 2022) and Section 401 Water Quality Certification conditions issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in conformity with the Department's terms and conditions.