Politics & Government
Ruby Street Bridge Closed Monday through Nov. 19
Closure required for maintenance work; rerouted traffic will need to take Cass and Jefferson streets to cross the Des Plaines River.
The Ruby Street Bridge will be closed for more than four months, starting Monday, for maintenance work being done by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The estimated completion date is Nov. 19, according to a release from the city of .
Detour signs will be posted. Southbound Illinois 53 traffic will be detoured west on Theodore Street to Plainfield Road (U.S. 30), south on Plainfield Road to Jefferson Street, and east on Jefferson Street to Ottawa Street (Illinois 53).
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Northbound Illinois 53 traffic will be detoured west on Cass Street to Center Street, north on Center Street to Plainfield Road (U.S. 30), north on Plainfield Road to
Theodore Street, and east on Theodore Street to Broadway Street (Illinois 53).
For more information, call the Joliet Public Works Department at 815-724-4200.
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