Newkirk Drive Closure To Affect One Block In Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, IL — A section of Newkirk Drive will close Monday to accommodate road repairs, village officials said.

The roadway is set to close to all traffic from Route 59 to Pratt Lane beginning at 7 a.m. The closure is expected to last through Oct. 19.

Newkirk Drive, along with the surrounding neighborhood, was included in the village's non-Motor Fuel Tax Street Improvement Program.

The village will use a cement stabilization agent to perform a full-depth reclamation of Newkirk Driving after crews determined the gravel subbase was deficient in some areas, according to Public Works Director Scott Threewitt.

To repair the poor subgrade, a contractor will pulverize and mix the existing gravel and subbase material with a cement compound to create a new road base. The new asphalt pavement will then be installed on the new cement-stabilized base.

Threewitt told Patch the full-depth reclamation is widely used in the instruction for applications similar to Newkirk Drive.

Residents with questions about the project should contact the Public Works Department at 815-436-3577.