Joliet's Loves Truck Stop Being Built, 4-Month Road Closure Announced

JOLIET — As part of the future Loves Truck Stop development, Joliet's extension of water mains and sanitary sewers will begin on Monday, according to Friday's press release from Joliet's director of media engagement and communications Rosemaria DiBenedetto.

In 2022, Joliet Patch reported that a small group of dedicated east-side neighbors who lived near former Joliet City Councilman Warren Dorris have been successful at stopping construction of the Loves Travel Center approved by the Joliet City Council in October 2018.

However, in 2024, Joliet Patch learned, the neighbors' effort to stop the Love's Truck Stop project finally lost in Will County's judicial system.

Now, Loves is ready to bring Joliet its first Loves truck stop and travel center, at the Interstate 80 exit for Briggs Street.

DiBenedetto announced on Friday:

• That as a result of the construction of the water mains and sanitary sewers, New Lenox Road will be closed starting on this date between Briggs Street and Cherry Hill Road. The road closure is necessary for the construction of water mains and sanitary sewers to serve the City of Joliet Public Utilities Department and its residents.
• The closure is expected to last from February 24, 2025, through July 1.
• Local residents will be allowed access to homes and businesses within the construction area.
• The construction will include pavement removal, tree removal, patching, culvert removal and replacement, water main and sanitary sewer installation, and other necessary improvements.