Railroad Improvements Shut Down Cedar Road This Week

Part of Cedar Road will be closed in New Lenox this week as Canadian National Railway works on improvements to the freight crossing.

While the project is underway, Cedar Road between Illinois Highway and Laraway Road is closed. Detours are set up for all but local traffic through Friday, Aug. 10.

Between Aug. 13-15, the railroad improvement project is slated to close a stretch along Nelson Road between Illinois Highway and Laraway Road.

said detours have been set up for all but local traffic.

In December 2010, the Village Board approved a deal with Canadian National Railway that will give New Lenox quiet zones, landscaping and safety mechanisms for one of its rail lines at no cost.

Canadian National bought the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway for $300 million in 2008, and in the last couple of years has reached voluntary mitigation agreements with similar terms with other villages and cities.

Since the 2010 approval, a number of issues have been worked out before any construction could begin to make the required upgrades for quiet zones. 

The village has already been working with nearby residents to improve things such as windows or landscaping that block noise. 

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