New Road Part Of 143rd Street West Extension Officially Opens

PLAINFIELD, IL — The new 143rd Street West Extension, including a new road, is officially open in Plainfield.

Part of the 143rd Street Corridor project, the west extension entailed constructing a new road, over a mile long, between Ridge and Steiner roads. The road, combined with other projects in the corridor, will become part of the future Route 126 once the roadway is transferred to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Construction began last winter with tree clearing and the installation of a sanitary sewer on 143rd Street and a water main on Ridge Road. Mayor John Argoudelis, the Board of Trustees and local elected officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The project was designed by Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers and built by Austin Tyler Construction. Work included intersection improvements and a new traffic signal at Ridge Road, stormwater improvements, and a water main extension along 143rd Street and north along Ridge Road to the Grande Park subdivision.

In total, the project encompasses 5,850 feet of roadway, 8,123 feet of water main and 4,600 feet of sanitary sewer.

The village received more than $10 million to fund the $12 million 143rd Street Corridor project, the purpose of which is to reroute Route 126 onto 143rd Street, away from downtown Plainfield.

Funding included $1 million provided by Kendall County toward the cost of the traffic signal at 143rd Street and Ridge Road; $500,000 from Will County through the American Rescue Plan Act; and a $980,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, secured by Senator Meg Loughran Cappel.

Through intergovernmental agreements, the village also received funding from Community College District 525, Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, the Plainfield Fire Protection District, the Plainfield Public Library District, Plainfield Township, the Plainfield Park District, the Plainfield Township Road District, Will County and the Will County Forest Preserve District.

"Thank you to all those past and present who contributed to this project," Argoudelis said at the ribbon cutting. "It has truly been a collaborative effort. When I drive down this corridor I see progress. I see corporate tax dollars that will support our School District, Fire District, Library, Parks, Village, and other community organizations. I see jobs and the type of development that will sustain our high quality of life in Plainfield for decades to come."

Up next, crews will ramp up work on the east extension, from Route 59 to Route 126. The new roadway is expected to be open in fall 2025, and the project should be completed by spring 2026, according to the village's website dedicated to the 143rd Street Corridor.

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