Peotone Board Approves Over $518,000 in Contractor Payments

Article Summary:

The Peotone Village Board authorized two large payments totaling over $518,000 for major infrastructure projects, including the nearly complete Conrad Street storm sewer replacement and ongoing improvements to the I-57 interchange. The bulk of the payments is for the storm sewer project, which is being largely funded by federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants.

Infrastructure Payments Key Points:

• The board approved an initial payment of $453,031.38 to Iroquois Paving Corp. for the Conrad Street storm sewer project.

• A partial payment of $65,328.08 was approved for D Construction, Inc. for work on the 88th Avenue/Wilmington Road/I-57 ramps project.

• The Conrad Street project was primarily funded by two ARPA grants managed by Will County totaling over $919,000.

PEOTONE, IL — The Village of Peotone approved more than half a million dollars in payments Monday for two significant infrastructure initiatives: the Conrad Street storm sewer project and work related to the Peotone Travel Center development at the I-57 interchange.

The larger of the two disbursements was an initial payment of $453,031.38 to Iroquois Paving Corp. The contractor is nearing completion on the Conrad storm sewer project, a major undertaking that took place over the summer. Village Administrator Nick Palmer noted the project was largely funded by two federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants, one for $500,000 and another for $419,834.

Officials praised the contractor for staying on schedule. “We had a narrow window that we really said ‘You got to get this done between the end of school and beginning of school,'” Palmer said. “It looks like they’re going to get it done.” The road has been repaved, with minor backfilling and cleanup work remaining.

The board also approved a sixth partial payment of $65,328.08 to D Construction, Inc. for its work improving the 88th Avenue and Wilmington Road ramps at I-57. The work is a required component of the new travel center development. One final payment is expected for the project, primarily to release the $50,000 currently held in retention.