Construction Updates
Street Maintenance Program
The Street Maintenance Program was prioritized in 2019 to accelerate the pace of local road repairs in the City of DeKalb. Since then, $2.5 million has been spent annually to resurface local roads. At an investment of $4.5 million, 2025 will be the largest year in the program's. history.
Start
Monday, May 5
Scope
The following local roads will be resurfaced in the 2025 construction season:
- Tilton Park Subdivision: Orchard Lane, Knollwood Drive, Delcy Drive, Terrace Drive, Royal Drive, Regal Drive, River Drive and Birchwood Lane.
- Langlois & Townsend Subdivisions: Davy Street, 9th Street, 10th Street, 11th Street, 12th Street, and School Street
- Knolls Subdivision: Knolls Street West, Magnolia Street, Walnut Street, Persimmon Street, Larson Lane, Mason Street, Ryan Court, Larson Court, Plum Street, and Knolls Ave South.
- University Heights Subdivision: Loren Drive, Hedge Drive, University Drive, and Northern Court.
- Hillcrest Subdivision: Fairmont Drive and North Sunnymeade Trail
- Town & Country Estates: Forsythe Lane, Azalea Lane, and Windsor Drive
- Crane Drive from Annie Glidden Road to Russell Road
- Russell Road from Greenbrier Road to Lucinda Avenue.
- Pheasant Run from Russell Road to Cul-de-Sac
- Evergreen Circle from Russell Road to Cul-de-Sac
- Moraine Terrace from Russell Road to Cul-de-Sac
- Laural Lane from 1st Street to Mayflower Drive
- Margaret Lane from Forsythe Lane to Royal Drive
- 1st Street, each side of the intersection with McCormick Drive
Additionally, work will be done to slow traffic on several neighborhood roads. Calming curb traffic areas will be created at the following locations:
- Ridge Drive and Huntington Drive
- Knolls Ave South
- Moluf Street and Knolls Ave.
Scheduled Completion
Mid-August
Lucinda Ave. & Normal Rd. Roundabout
The intersection of Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road will be reconfigured as a roundabout. This project will improve safety for pedestrians and bicycle riders at the intersection since vehicle traffic will be required to slow for the three-leg roundabout. The intersection reconfiguration, along with the earlier closure of a portion of Normal Road, will improve walkability on the NIU campus.
Start
May 12, 2025
Detour
A detour for through-traffic will be put into place for the intersection project; although, all buildings on Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road will remain accessible by vehicle.
Eastbound traffic on Lucinda Avenue will be directed north on Annie Glidden Road, east on Hillcrest Drive and then south on Garden Road to Lucinda Avenue. Westbound traffic will be directed north on Garden Road, west on Hillcrest Drive and south on Annie Glidden Road to Lucinda Avenue.
DeKalb Public Transit will also be putting in place temporary bus route detours to accommodate the construction. Information on the detours can be found here.
Scheduled Completion
The intersection is scheduled to reopen before students return in August.