As street construction projects around northern Illinois have been interrupted by a labor strike that has cut off supplies of materials, Woodstock has been spared – so far. “Not yet,” Christina Betz, the city’s executive director of operations, said of any delays. “We’re not expecting that to last. We’re taking it day by day.” Woodstock […]
Money earmarked for 2023 street improvements in Woodstock will be used to cover higher-than-expected costs for work this year. Plote Construction of Hoffman Estates was the lowest of three bidders for 2022 street reconstruction at $12.87 million. That same company received an $8.3 million contract for street resurfacing in 2020. The City Council awarded the […]
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